A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF PHASE ERRORS AND PHASE DIFFERENCE ERRORS DUE TO THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE OBSERVATIONS OF THE RADAR RETURN FROM A SATELLITE,

Abstract

A summary of the statistical properties of the ionosphere and troposphere is presented. A mathematical model is developed to compute the phase errors due to the atmosphere. The phase errors are divided into random errors and residual bias errors. The residual bias error is the unknown component of phase error left after theoretical corrections based on measurements during satellite passage of surface index of refraction and ionospheric profile parameters. The total mean square phase difference is computed as the sum of four components.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0614414

Entities

People

  • Marvin Blum

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheres
  • Contracts
  • Ionosphere
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Observation
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Residuals
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Troposphere

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Regression Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris