TABLE 1

Means and Standard Deviations of Intensity and Phase Parameters

ParameterL1L2L5
Number of fades83311101161
Scintillation index S40.961.091.08
Fading duration (s) (mean)0.410.380.37
Fading duration (s) (stdev)0.310.380.39
Fading depth (dB) (mean)−19.00−18.76−18.99
Fading depth (dB) (stdev)7.658.198.08
Fade separation (s) (mean)4.323.243.10
Fade separation (s) (stdev)3.992.762.52
Peak-to-peak phase change (rad) (mean)−0.050.020.03
Peak-to-peak phase change (rad) (stdev)2.292.292.31
Maximum phase rate (rad/s) (mean)22.3624.9426.06
Maximum phase rate (rad/s) (stdev)25.9328.4128.51