Review an assessment of electromagnetic wave propagation in sand and dust storms at microwave and millimeter wave band- part 1
Electromagnetic wave propagation in arid and semi-arid regions is influenced by sand and dust storms. Meager information has hitherto been reported as to the effect of storms on telecommunication systems operating in such regions. This paper presents a survey of current understanding of the wave...
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| Language: | English English |
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EMW Publishing
2014
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/40031/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40031/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40031/1/40031_Review%20an%20assessment%20of%20electromagnetic.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/40031/2/40031_Review%20an%20assessment%20of%20electromagnetic_SCOPUS.pdf |
| Summary: | Electromagnetic wave propagation in arid and semi-arid regions is influenced by sand
and dust storms. Meager information has hitherto been reported as to the effect of storms on
telecommunication systems operating in such regions. This paper presents a survey of current
understanding of the wave propagation during storms. In this first part of the review—Part I, detailed
parametric assessment of some electrical and mechanical properties affecting wave propagation in sand
and dust storms is given. The second part of the review—Part II describes the principle of approach
and technology adopted for the investigation highlighting both strengths and drawbacks. The results
demonstrate that most authors have calculated signal attenuation effect, revealing that it is not very
significant unless during severe storms. A few papers indicate the possibility of more significant cross
polarisation. Part I explicitly gives an account of the sand and dust storms’ phenomenon, reviews
the storms’ parameters affecting electromagnetic wave propagations and discusses the microwave and
millimeter wave bands. |
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