A Study of Fog Characteristics using Free-Space Optical Wireless Links

dc.contributor.authorAwan, Muhammad Saleem
dc.contributor.authorLeitgeb, Erich
dc.contributor.authorMarzuki
dc.contributor.authorPlank, Thomas
dc.coverage.issue2cs
dc.coverage.volume19cs
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-11T09:18:24Z
dc.date.available2016-03-11T09:18:24Z
dc.date.issued2010-06cs
dc.description.abstractA technique for modeling the fog droplet size distributions using modified gamma distribution has been demonstrated by considering two separate radiation fog events recorded in Graz (Austria) and Prague (Czech Republic). The measurement of liquid water content (LWC) and the optical attenuations at visible wavelength are used to form equations to obtain the three parameters of the modified gamma distribution i.e., the slope (Λ), the intercept (N0 ) and the shape parameter (m). Calculated attenuation or LWC from the retrieved parameters are in excellent agreement with attenuation or LWC obtained from the measurement. Hence this method is useful in the study of fog microphysics and in modeling the fog attenuations for terrestrial FSO links in situations when our measurement data contains values of attenuations only, or liquid water content only or both at a particular location. For the two case studies, Graz and Prague, we obtained the DSD parameters Λ=3.547 ± 1.935, N0 =3.834 ± 2.239, m=6.135 ± 2.692 and Λ=5.882 ± 2.889, N0 =13.41 ± 3.875, m=5.288 ± 3.113, respectively. It is evident that the observed behavior of computed modified gamma distribution parameters for Graz and Prague is closely the same and is consistent with the previous literature for the radiation (continental) fog. Moreover, we observed the variation of the computed DSD parameters at the different stages of fog (formation, maturity and dissipation phases) indicating different microphysical processes at each stage.en
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dc.format.extent213-222cs
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dc.identifier.citationRadioengineering. 2010, vol. 19, č. 2, s. 213-222. ISSN 1210-2512cs
dc.identifier.issn1210-2512
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11012/56985
dc.language.isoencs
dc.publisherSpolečnost pro radioelektronické inženýrstvícs
dc.relation.ispartofRadioengineeringcs
dc.relation.urihttp://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2010/10_02_213_222.pdfcs
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licenseen
dc.rights.accessopenAccessen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en
dc.subjectFree-space opticsen
dc.subjectoptical attenuationsen
dc.subjectcontinental fogen
dc.subjectdroplet size distributionen
dc.subjectmodelingen
dc.titleA Study of Fog Characteristics using Free-Space Optical Wireless Linksen
dc.type.driverarticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
eprints.affiliatedInstitution.facultyFakulta eletrotechniky a komunikačních technologiícs
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