A study of the ground illumination footprint of meteor scatter communication
An examination is made of the ground illumination footprint of meteor trails and its effect on the simultaneous reception of meteor scatter transmissions by multiple receivers. A technique for calculating the ground illumination footprint of individual trails which provides added insight into the physical mechanisms is presented. The probability of adjacent station reception as a function of location on the ground is calculated by computing the ground illumination footprint of individual trails at different locations and orientations within the common volume and weighting each footprint by the number of trails at that location and orientation. Two different models for the spatial arrival pattern of meteor trails are considered: the first model assumes that trails arrive uniformly over the common volume, and the second calculates the number of arrivals from the spatial distribution of meteor orbits, antenna patterns, time of day, and season. The effect of antenna patterns on the ground illumination footprint of meteor scatter communication is examined. >
Performance of meteor scatter networks using code division multiple access
It is shown that code division multiple access (CDMA) could be used to provide multiple access capability for large meteor burst communication networks. A single code with a high chip rate could be used for all stations, relying on differential range to provide orthogonality. By using suitable approximations, the performance of a direct sequence CDMA network is shown to eliminate collision problems and provide greater total throughput than an equivalent data rate narrowband network. Extensions to accommodate nonmeteoric propagation modes are outlined.<<ETX>>
Morpho-biometric Relationship, Relative Condition Factor and Meat Yield of Distant Scallop Bractechlamys vexillum (Reeve, 1853) in Asid Gulf, Philippines
Understanding the relationships of morphometric and biometric characters of a species allows the prediction of one trait from the other and generate a measure of relative condition. These relationships were studied for the Distant scallop Bratechlamys vexillum (Reeve, 1853) in Asid Gulf. Representative samples collected during the dry season (May 2018, n = 99) and wet season (September 2018, n = 100) were used to analyse these relationships through models of simple linear and power regression analyses, revealing allometric growth patterns. For both periods, it was revealed that shell width (SW) is a slightly better predictor than the height (SH) for total weight (TW) (R2 = 0.90 and 0.92) and the adductor muscle weight (AW) (R2 = 0.78 and 0.80). The strong functional relationship was also observed between TW and AW (R2 = 0.80 and 0.81). The relative condition factors (Kn) were high in both seasons. High meat yields were also observed in May (12.77 %) and September (14.26 %). The significant difference in meat yields (P < 0.05) can be a result of the seasonal difference manifested by the dynamics of energy partitioning during gametogenesis and spawning. These biological metrics are vital inputs in analysing mariculture prospects for the resource and a contribution to the scarce information on the biology of the species.