Statistical/Trend Analysis of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer Model.

Abstract

Transmission and reception of electromagnetic (EM) energy by communications, weapons, and active/passive sensor systems is known to be strongly influenced by an atmospheric phenomena known as ducting, caused by refractive layers in the atmosphere of marine environments. The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has developed a Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer (MABL) model which can be used to predict, over a 24 hour period, the refractive profile of the lower atmosphere. This thesis examines the model from the statistical/trend analysis approach to examine whether the model can be used as a valid predictor of refractive/ducting conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA151053

Entities

People

  • R. D. Bisking

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheres
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • California
  • Data Sets
  • Economic Forecasting
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Inversion
  • Passive Sensors
  • Physics
  • Radiosondes
  • Schools
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Verification

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers