Theoretical Analysis of the Effects of Turbulence on a Mobile Parametric Receiver.

Abstract

This report presents the development of analytical expressions that describe some effects of turbulence on the performance of a mobile parametric receiver. The report is organized into three general topics: (1) summaries of literature pertaining to parametric reception, turbulence, and wave propagation in inhomogeneous media; (2) theoretical analysis; (3) theoretical estimates of the effects of turbulence on parametric reception. It is concluded that turbulence can produce significant amplitude and phase fluctuations in the acoustic signal detected by the parametric receiver, but that experiments are required to determine the level of fluctuations that might be expected in a practical application. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101418

Entities

People

  • C. Robert Culbertson

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signals
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Boundary Layer
  • Contracts
  • Fluid Flow
  • Frequency
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Perturbations
  • Plane Waves
  • Random Variables
  • Refractive Index
  • Spherical Waves
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.