Convergence Effects in Reflections from Tropospheric Layers

Abstract

The reflection of radio waves from an elevated duct, or tropospheric layer, is treated like the reflection of light from a small concave spherical mirror in order to calculate the amount of convergence. Ray tracing methods are used. The effect of roughness of the layer in scattering the energy is also considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 1945
Accession Number
AD1191742

Entities

People

  • W. N. Carter

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Amplitude
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Coefficients
  • Convergence
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Military Research
  • Mirrors
  • Radiation
  • Radio Waves
  • Ray Tracing
  • Reflection
  • Reflectors
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.