Empirical Validation Of Effective Earth Radius Adjustment Factors For Earth Bulge and Diffraction Loss Parameters Computation

Eduediuyai Dan; Constance Kalu; Ogungbemi Emmanuel Oluropo

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Empirical Validation Of Effective Earth Radius Adjustment Factors For Earth Bulge and Diffraction Loss Parameters Computation

Eduediuyai Dan, Constance Kalu, Ogungbemi Emmanuel Oluropo

Published in International Journal of Systems Science and Applied Mathematics (Volume 2, Issue 2)

Received: 9 January 2017 Accepted: 25 January 2017 Published: 25 March 2017

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In this paper, the effect of effective earth radius adjustment factors (k-adjustment factors) on various parameters associated with single knife edge diffraction loss is studied. The parameters considered are, the earth bulge, Fresnel-Kirchoff diffraction parameter and the number of Fresnel zones that are partially or fully blocked by obstruction in the signal path. The k-adjustment factors analytical expressions are derived and then validated using empirical elevation profile data for line-of-sight (LOS) communication link between Eket and Akwa Ibom state University. Also, k-factors considered in this paper are k1 = 0.5, k2 = 0.9 and k3= 1.333. In all, the results show that when the value of any of the three parameters is known at a given k-factor, k1, then the value of that parameter can be determined at any other k-factor, k2 by adding the k1-to-tk2 adjustment factor of that parameter to the value of the parameter at k1. The result is essential is evaluating the influence of variations in effective earth radius factor on the parameters associated with single knife edge diffraction loss.

Published in	International Journal of Systems Science and Applied Mathematics (Volume 2, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijssam.20170202.11
Page(s)	51-56
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K-Factor, Diffraction Parameter, Diffraction Loss, Effective Earth Radius, K-Adjustment Factors

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Eduediuyai Dan; Constance Kalu; Ogungbemi Emmanuel Oluropo. Empirical Validation Of Effective Earth Radius Adjustment Factors For Earth Bulge and Diffraction Loss Parameters Computation. Int. J. Syst. Sci. Appl. Math. 2017, 2(2), 51-56. doi: 10.11648/j.ijssam.20170202.11

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Eduediuyai Dan, Constance Kalu, Ogungbemi Emmanuel Oluropo. Empirical Validation Of Effective Earth Radius Adjustment Factors For Earth Bulge and Diffraction Loss Parameters Computation. Int J Syst Sci Appl Math. 2017;2(2):51-56. doi: 10.11648/j.ijssam.20170202.11

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Eduediuyai Dan

Department of Electrical/Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
Constance Kalu

Department of Electrical/Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
Ogungbemi Emmanuel Oluropo

Department of Electrical/Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

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