Plenary Lecture
Impact of Rain Models towards Earth-to-Space and Terrestrial Communication Systems
Professor Mandeep Jit Singh
Department of Electrical, Electronic & Systems Engineering
Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
National University of Malaysia
MALAYSIA
E-mail: mandeeps75@yahoo.com
Abstract: Rain attenuation refers primarily to the absorption of a microwave radio frequency (RF) signal by atmospheric rain, and losses are especially prevalent at frequencies above 10 GHz.
Many rain attenuation studies are based on data collected from the temperate regions. These data were reportedly did not perform well when applied to tropical regions that experience high intensity of rain rate. This has resulted in urgent needs to perform rain attenuation studies in Malaysia. Prediction models are used to provide the best possible estimates given the available information. Using these models, the rainfall rate can be known and thus, the attenuation due to rain can be predicted. There are several rainfall rate and attenuation models that are developed by many researchers. Many researchers have developed models that can be used to estimate one-minute rainfall attenuation distribution; there is still some confusion with regard to choosing the right model to predict attenuation for the location of interest. Thus, the existing prediction models need to be tested against the measured results from tropical regions, by this it can be known that these existing prediction models are applicable to the tropical climates. Therefore, it is very important to need to know the measured data from tropical regions to choose the right model and to propose new prediction models for these regions. This speech aims to increase the available database on earth-to-space propagation at Ku/Ka/V-band.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Mandeep Jit Singh received his B.Eng. (with honors) and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Notrhumbria, UK, and Universiti Sains Malaysia, in 1998 and 2006, respectively. From 2006 up to June 2009, he was attached at Universiti Sains Malaysia as a Lecturer. Currently, he is attached to the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia as a Senior Lecturer. His areas of specialization are radiowave propagation in satellite communication system, radar, antenna design, RF, and microwave. His current research collaboration is with the Association of Radio Industries and Business (ARIB) Japan to analyze the rain fade at Ku-band in tropical climate using satellite involving countries such as Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, and Fiji. Singh has published 90 papers in journals, most in his special field radiowave propagation. He has reviewed more than 100 articles from IEEE Journals to PIERS Journals. He has an h-index of 6 and over 100 citations.