Abstract
The analysis of the field strength variability using the meteorological parameters (temperature, pressure and relative humidity) retrieved from the archive of National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) was conducted for 61 locations between 2016 and 2020 to check for the spatial and seasonal variation. The result shows a seasonal variation with higher field strength variability during the dry season and lower field strength variability during the wet season. The spatial variation shows a significant difference between stations in the drier locations up north and those in the coastal areas. This could be attributed to the moisture contents of the atmosphere. Further analysis of the Inter-Tropical Discontinuity (ITD) position during the study period has confirmed this assertion where we discovered the northward movement of the ITD brings along with it more moisture and consequently a weak field strength. The variation in the high grounds is not manifesting because of the fact that pressure has little influence on the field strength variability. A careful study of the pressure contour explains that. The mean field strength is found to be between 2.8 dB and 17.9 dB. This implies that the output of the receiving antenna should be less than 2.8 dB and can be as high as 17.9 dB.
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