Spectral Analysis of Scintillation Data Taken from an Aircraft. Part I.
Abstract
This report provides theoretical background material for the development of a thin phase screen model for radio scintillation. This model is then used to derive an expression for the expected amplitude scintillation spectra (spectral density funciton) which might be observed in a geometry which includes a satellite based transmitter, an aircraft based receiver and a 'thin', intermediate scintillation-producing medium. A computer procedure was developed for testing the model under various geometries and for various parameters describing the 'bulk' properties statistical properties of the medium. In addition to the development of a theoretical model, this report includes material on experimental spectral analysis and, in particular, details on a spectral analysis procedure which was used on amplitude scintillation and data gathered from an aircraft in geomagnetic equatorial regions. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA086837
Entities
People
- Theodore B. Barrett