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Figure 10-10: Cumulative fade distributions for Tokyo, Japan at L-Band (1.5 GHz) for the
simulated Globalstar constellation. The joint distributions for multiple satellites correspond to
“combining diversity.”.............................................................................................................. 10-14
Figure 10-11: Cumulative fade distributions for London, England at L-Band (1.5 GHz) for the
simulated Globalstar constellation. The joint distributions for multiple satellites correspond to
“combining diversity.”.............................................................................................................. 10-15
Figure 10-12: Cumulative fade distributions for Singapore at L-Band (1.5 GHz) for the simulated
Globalstar constellation. The joint distributions for multiple satellites correspond to
“combining diversity.”.............................................................................................................. 10-16
Figure 10-13: Path diversity gains at 1.5 GHz derived from distributions for the simulated
Globalstar constellation with “combining” and “handoff” diversity for Tokyo, Japan................. 10-16
Figure 10-14: Path diversity gains at 1.5 GHz derived from distributions for the simulated
Globalstar constellation with “combining” and “handoff” diversity for Singapore...................... 10-17
Table of Tables
Table 10-1: Average skyline statistics for four locations derived by optical methods. ........................... 10-3
Table 10-2: Parameters associated with lognormal fits associated with histograms of the type given
in Figure 10-3and percent visibility above 10°. ........................................................................... 10-4
Table 10-3: Fade parameters of the three-state fade model................................................................... 10-6
Table 10-4: Tabulation of azimuth averaged values of C, S and B in (10-8) for different elevation
angle intervals for Tokyo, Japan. ................................................................................................ 10-8
Table 10-5: List of values of “path-state vector” components C, S, B for Globalstar constellation in
London, Tokyo, and Singapore. ................................................................................................ 10-10
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