ATMOSPHERIC ABSORPTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN THE FREQUENCY REGION 120 TO 132 KMC/S. PART 2

Abstract

The measurements and interpretation of the absorption of electromagentic radiation by the earth's atmosphere at frequencies of 120, 125, and 132 kMc/s are described in this report. Data was taken at 5 pressures corresponding to pressure altitudes in the earth's atmosphere between 8 and 0.25 km. These measurements indicate the presence of a water vapor absorption line near 121 kMc/s with a peak intensity of 0.107 db/km gm/m to the 3rd power. The anomalous values of water vapor absorption observed by previous investigators may, therefore, be due to other unpredicted water vapor lines. Measurement techniques are described and previous measurements of water vapor attenuation are summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0414410

Entities

People

  • C. O. Hemmi

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplifiers
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Energy Levels
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Klystrons
  • Local Oscillators
  • Measurement
  • Microwave Spectroscopy
  • Oscillators
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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