Table of Contents

Chapter 1:    Introduction

Chapter 2:    Attenuation Due to Trees:  Static Case

Chapter 3:    Attenuation Due to Roadside Trees: Mobile Case

Chapter 4:    Signal Degradation for Line of Sight Communications

Chapter 5:    Fade and Non-Fade Durations and Phase Spreads

Chapter 6:    Polarization, Antenna Gain and Diversity Considerations

Chapter 7:    Investigations from Different Countries

Chapter 8:    Earth-Satellite Propagation Effects Inside Buildings

Chapter 9:    Maritime-Mobile Satellite Propagation Effects

Chapter 10:  Optical Methods for Assessing Fade Margins

Chapter 11:  Theoretical Modeling Considerations

Chapter 12:  Recommendations for Further Investigations

Index (PDF only)