Distribution of tropospheric amplitude scintillation on Ku Band earth-space link over a tropical station

• Autorzy: Ashidi Ayodeji Gabriel , Ojo Joseph Sunday , Ajewole Moses Oludare , Adediji Adekunle Titus

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DOI

10.1007/s11600-021-00695-2

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This work utilized three years of measured satellite radio beacons to examine the statistical and temporal characteristics of tropospheric scintillation intensity and amplitude on the earth-space link over Akure, Southwest Nigeria (7.17 °N, 5.18 °E, 358 m). The signal measurement from Eutelsat W4/W7 satellite was taken between January 2016 and December 2018. The instrument used is Tektronix Y400 NetTek spectrum analyzer at a sampling rate of 1-s, downlink frequency 12.254 GHz, and path elevation of 036°E. Analysis involving cumulative distribution and probability density functions was performed over seven sampling intervals for characterizing the distribution of scintillation phenomenon on an annual and sub-annual basis. The results show scintillation intensity (σχ) to be well approximated by lognormal, Gamma, and generalized extreme value (GEV) distributions, while scintillation amplitude (χ) was suitably described by Gaussian distribution model. Also, as the sampling interval increased, the accuracy of the distribution models decreased. Analysis of mean and standard deviation equally revealed that scintillation intensities measured over longer intervals are less variable. Finally, a two-part exponential model developed for scintillation intensity prediction performed well as indicated by a least R2 value of 0.97 just as highest sum of square error (SSE) and root-mean-square error (RMSE) values of 0.192 and 0.087, respectively, were returned for both the goodness of ft and goodness of validation tests.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

scintillation amplitude; scintillation intensity; probability density function; cumulative distribution; goodness of fit

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amplituda scyntylacji; intensywność scyntylacji; funkcja gęstości prawdopodobieństwa

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 70, no 1
• Strony: 415--427
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 35 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Ashidi Ayodeji Gabriel

• Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5864-4250

autor

Ojo Joseph Sunday

• Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria

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Ajewole Moses Oludare

• Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria

autor

Adediji Adekunle Titus

• Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, Nigeria

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Uwagi

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).