Final version of dissertation

• dissertation

EFFECTS OF ATMOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION IN KA-BAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS A Dissertation presented to The Faculty of the Division of Graduate Studies by Scott A. Borgsmiller In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology February 1998

• 4.1.4 beacon measurements
• 4.19 transceiver system
• effects of atmospheric scintillation
• 5.3 path velocity through turbulence
• 4.1.3 beacon measurements
• 3.2 carrier transceiver system
• 3.5 sample cdma modem output spectrum
• phase scintillation intensity
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