The Statistical Distributions of Evaporation Duct and the Communication
Characteristics Over the South China Sea
Abstract
To fully grasp the evaporation duct characteristics and effectively
support the application of radio systems in the South China Sea (SCS),
we proposed a statistical method by using the remote sensing data and
the numerical model. Specifically, three works have been completed: (1)
The spatial-temporal database is established with about 0.2{degree
sign}spatial resolution in the SCS during 2011-2020, and has the
characteristics of large scope, high timeliness, long term, and high
resolution; (2) The statistical distribution is analyzed that the height
of evaporation duct is the highest during 12:00-17:00, a “Golden edge”
with a height of 20m appears in the coastal area. (3) It is found that
the northern coastal channel with a width of more than 300km was formed
from May to July. Based on the above statistical results, the
transmission loss was quantitatively analyzed that has the
characteristics of “pipe adaptation” to different meteorological
conditions. In the end, communication effects of 2FSK, BPSK, QPSK, MSK,
16-QAM, and 64-QAM by using the evaporation duct are analyzed, and a
usable result shows that a 300km transmission in the SCS can be achieved
under typical communication parameters in February. It is hoped that
this paper can be further expanded to potentially providing a basis for
support the application of the current radio system in SCS and explore a
new effective means of communication.