Preliminary analysis of dust storm effects on microwave links measured in Khartoum
A field study on dust storm effect on Microwave links in arid area covering a wide range of radio frequency was conducted for seven months in Khartoum, Sudan. The study involves computerized monitoring of Transmitted and Received signal levels of (TRSL) of six Microwave links operating at Ku (1...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English English |
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IEEE
2015
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/53811/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53811/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53811/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/53811/7/53811.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/53811/8/53811-Preliminary%20analysis%20of%20dust%20storm%20effects_SCOPUS.pdf |
| Summary: | A field study on dust storm effect on Microwave links
in arid area covering a wide range of radio frequency was
conducted for seven months in Khartoum, Sudan. The study
involves computerized monitoring of Transmitted and Received
signal levels of (TRSL) of six Microwave links operating at Ku
(14GHz) and Ka (21GHz) bands as well as an automatic
weather station. This paper presents a description of the
experiment and reports preliminary results of measuring dust
storms as they affect the radio wave propagation at Ku and Ka
bands. The effect of dust storms on propagation is studied by
measuring the storm parameters; visibility and induced
attenuation due to these storms. The preliminary result shows
that the higher frequency is more affected by dust storms than
the lower. In addition, the attenuation increases with lengths of
the link.
Key Words-dust storm attenuation, visibility, microwave links. |
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