Radio Wave Propagation in Structured Ionization for Satellite Applications

Abstract

Methods are presented which permit the calculation of signal structure properties of satellite signals as they propagate through structured ionization. The primary parameters are the signal decorrelation time, the frequency selective bandwidth, the mean square log amplitude fluctuation, and the mean square arrival angle of the signal. The form of the generalized power spectrum, which characterizes the arriving signal as a function of frequency and delay, is specified in terms of the calculated signal structure parameters. Finally, methods are discussed to generate using Monte Carlo techniques signal structures from the generalized power spectrum.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1979
Accession Number
ADA089715

Entities

People

  • Leon A. Wittwer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Army
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Doppler Effect
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Line Of Sight
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Power Spectra
  • Radio Waves
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space