Development of mathematical model for the prediction of microwave signal attenuation due to duststorm

Elabdin, Zain and Islam, Md. Rafiqul and Khalifa, Othman Omran and Raouf, Hany Essam A. and Salami, Momoh Jimoh Emiyoka (2008) Development of mathematical model for the prediction of microwave signal attenuation due to duststorm. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering 2008 , May 13-15, 2008 , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Signal attenuation caused by duststorm is one of the major problems in utilization of microwave bands for terrestrial and space communication especially at desert and semi desert area. This paper presented a mathematical model developed to predict the microwave signal attenuation due to duststorm. The proposed model enables the convenient calculation of the microwave signal path attenuation which relates visibility, frequency, particle size and complex permittivity of duststorm. The predicted values from the mathematical model are compared with the measured values observed in Sudan and Saudi Arabia shows relatively close agreement.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information:	3802/5810
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr Othman O. Khalifa
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2012 15:34
Last Modified:	03 Apr 2012 16:41
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/5810

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