IMPROVED SAMPLING TECHNIQUES

Abstract

Line-integrated refractivity is isolated as the basic atmospheric parameter to be determined for corrections to radar ranging data. A basis for the determination of integrated refractivity from measurements of the absorption of infrared and microwave radiation by atmospheric oxygen and water vapor is then established. Three absorption-measuring systems are next described, and engineering-model design specifications are presented. Each of the specifications offers particular advantages to particular ranging operations. It is estimated that incorporation of such devices into ranging systems will permit real-time measurements of slant-range and elevation angle to accuracies five to ten times those currently achieved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0489749

Entities

People

  • James L. Rowley
  • Thomas Y. Palmer
  • William G. Tank
  • William T. Kreiss

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Accuracy
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Distortion
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Radar
  • Radio Waves
  • Range Finding
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Reliability
  • Scattering
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Spectroscopy.