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Figure 5-8: Best polynomial fit (5-8) cumulative phase distribution for “extreme” and “moderate”
road types and 5 dB fade threshold (f = 1.5 GHz and elevation = 51°). ........................................ 5-13
Table of Tables
Table 5-1: Best fit exponential cumulative fade distribution parameters u, v from (5-3) derived from
measurements on roads exhibiting “extreme” and “moderate” shadowing for a path elevation
angle of 51°.................................................................................................................................. 5-5
Table 5-2: RMS deviations relative to the log normal fit of the fade duration distribution given by
(5-1) with α, σ given by (5-4) and (5-5) for various runs exhibiting moderate and extreme
shadowing as shown in Figure 5-1. ............................................................................................... 5-5
Table 5-3: Summary of distance durations at probabilities of 50% and 10% for a fade threshold of 5-
6 dB at L-Band for various investigations. .................................................................................... 5-9
Table 5-4: Non-fade duration regression values of β , γ satisfying the power expression (5-6) at a
5 dB threshold for road types exhibiting “moderate” and “extreme” shadowing at a path
elevation angle of 51° (f = 1.5 GHz). .......................................................................................... 5-10
Table 5-5: Listing of polynomial coefficients characterizing phase fluctuation distributions of the
form (5-8) for road types exhibiting “moderate” and “extreme” shadowing and a 5 dB fade
threshold. ................................................................................................................................... 5-12
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