Prediction of operational parameters of radio signals passing a land-satellite link through stormtime ionosphere

N. S. Blaunstein, Y. Ben-Shimol

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Abstract

Introduction: The subject of this research became important during the recent decades due to the increasing demand in globalization of wireless networks by using long-path ionospheric radiowave propagation in land-satellite communication links. Purpose: Analyzing the key parameters of VHF/UHF radio waves in a satellite-land link which determine the fading effects occurring in storm-time mid-latitude ionosphere. Results: For perturbed plasma parameters experimentally caused by a magnetic storm, the absorption and phase fluctuations of the radio signals were examined. The scintillation index corresponding to signal scintillations in multi-path ionospheric communication links with fading was studied on the base of experimental data. It has been shown that -10% density irregularities in the storm-time F region yield strong fast fading of radio signals in VHF/UHF frequency band with considerable signal intensity fluctuations (up to 1%) and phase deviations (up to hundreds of radians). Practical relevance: The obtained results allow you to predict multiplicative fading in ionospheric sub-channels and its impact on the total link budget in a full land-satellite communication link.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)85-95
Number of pages11
JournalInformatsionno-Upravliaiushchie Sistemy
Volume2018
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

Keywords

  • AmplitudeAttenuation
  • Ionospheric Plasma Density Irregularities
  • Ionospheric Sub-Channel
  • Phase Fluctuation
  • Root Mean Square
  • Signal Intensity Scintillation Index
  • VHF/UHF-Band Radio Waves

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Information Systems
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Control and Optimization

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