Presentation 2017-10-26
Recent Tendencies of Increase in Yearly Cumulative Time Percentages of Rain Attenuation in Ku-Band Satellite Communications Links
Hidemi Miura, Yasuyuki Maekawa,
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Abstract(in English) The long-term rain attenuation statistics of cumulative time percentages are obtained from Ku band satellite signal observations conducted at Osaka Electro-Communication University in Neyagawa, Osaka, from 1988 to 2016. Besides the yearly rainfall rate statistics, the variation of rain attenuation statistics seems to be caused by those of the equivalent rain path length at each year, which becomes longer as the average ground temperature at rain time from May to October becomes higher. However, the increase of the equivalent rain path length is not simply explained in term of the rise of rain height proportional to the ground temperature, but rather related to the occurrence of rain attenuation due to tropical-type rainfall such as shower and typhoon in summer time. Also, the equivalent path length tends to increase further for the last ten years since 2006, and the rain attenuation statistics are becoming larger than the ITU-R predictions. This tendency seems to be related to the overall increase of the average ground temperature at rain time in each year, as well as the increase of the effects of stationary fronts that cause longer rain attenuation duration time.
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Keyword(in English) Satellite communications / Rain attenuation / Rainfall rate / Ku-band / Long-term statistics / Equivalent path length
Paper # SAT2017-46
Date of Issue 2017-10-19 (SAT)

Conference Information
Committee SAT
Conference Date 2017/10/26(2days)
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Place (in English) Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company
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Topics (in English) Satellite communications, etc.
Chair Toshinori Susuki(Tohoku Gakuin Univ.)
Vice Chair Hiroyuki Tsuji(NICT) / Fumihiro Yamashita(NTT)
Secretary Hiroyuki Tsuji(KDDI Reesarch) / Fumihiro Yamashita(NICT)
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Title (in English) Recent Tendencies of Increase in Yearly Cumulative Time Percentages of Rain Attenuation in Ku-Band Satellite Communications Links
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Satellite communications
Keyword(2) Rain attenuation
Keyword(3) Rainfall rate
Keyword(4) Ku-band
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Keyword(6) Long-term statistics
Keyword(7) Equivalent path length
1st Author's Name Hidemi Miura
1st Author's Affiliation Osaka Electro-Communication University(Osaka Electro-Commun. Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Yasuyuki Maekawa
2nd Author's Affiliation Osaka Electro-Communication University(Osaka Electro-Commun. Univ.)
Date 2017-10-26
Paper # SAT2017-46
Volume (vol) vol.117
Number (no) SAT-261
Page pp.pp.55-58(SAT),
#Pages 4
Date of Issue 2017-10-19 (SAT)