TY - GEN
T1 - Probabilistic dust storm layers impacting satellite communications
AU - Harb, Kamal
AU - Butt, Omair
AU - Al-Yami, Abdul Aziz
AU - Abdul-Jauwad, Samir
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Dust storms are a significant cause of wireless channel impairments, often observed in arid and semi-arid areas of the world. Measurement of weather induced impairments is an essential component for evaluating optimal link budgets of satellite communication links. Study of regional surface characteristics gives necessary information about probable intensity and altitudes of dust storms arising in that area. Furthermore, several mathematical variables including visibility, average dust particles size, permittivity indices, etc. are required for quantifying the weather impairments and acquiring estimates. This paper encompasses development of a physical model for dust storms having several visibility dependent horizontal layers with reference to variations in altitude along with probabilistic dust particle sizes distribution in each layer. Such strategies help in obtaining accurate impairment estimates, assisting to optimally design the link budgets. Further insight to this phenomenon is justified by simulation results for visibility, point and dust attenuations.
AB - Dust storms are a significant cause of wireless channel impairments, often observed in arid and semi-arid areas of the world. Measurement of weather induced impairments is an essential component for evaluating optimal link budgets of satellite communication links. Study of regional surface characteristics gives necessary information about probable intensity and altitudes of dust storms arising in that area. Furthermore, several mathematical variables including visibility, average dust particles size, permittivity indices, etc. are required for quantifying the weather impairments and acquiring estimates. This paper encompasses development of a physical model for dust storms having several visibility dependent horizontal layers with reference to variations in altitude along with probabilistic dust particle sizes distribution in each layer. Such strategies help in obtaining accurate impairment estimates, assisting to optimally design the link budgets. Further insight to this phenomenon is justified by simulation results for visibility, point and dust attenuations.
KW - Permittivity indices
KW - dust storms
KW - quality of service
KW - satellite networks
KW - signal to noise ratio
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84889050874
U2 - 10.1109/IconSpace.2013.6599505
DO - 10.1109/IconSpace.2013.6599505
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84889050874
SN - 9781467352314
T3 - International Conference on Space Science and Communication, IconSpace
SP - 407
EP - 411
BT - International Conference on Space Science and Communication, IconSpace
ER -