CLOUD DROPLET MICROWAVE DISPERSION EFFECTS ON LINE INTEGRAL REFRACTOMETER MEASUREMENTS

Abstract

The magnitude and characteristic of the effect of cloud-droplet microwave dispersion on line integral refractometer (LIR) measurements was determined for environmental conditions measured at the Eastern Test Range on August 7, 8, and 9, 1963. It was definitely determined that the presence of cloud droplets would introduce errors in the LIR measurements, but that, on each of the above days, there were regions of the sky where the error introduced was small compared to the total refraction correction. The report describes technical areas where basic data were inadequate and discusses the impact of assumptions made in these areas on the calculated values.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0646718

Entities

People

  • L. J. Galbiati

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Drops
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Microwaves
  • Phase
  • Refractive Index
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Approximation Theory.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.