Meteorological Conditions Affecting Electromagnetic Propagation on the Arabian Peninsula.

Abstract

Modern U.S. Military radars and communication equipment performance will be strongly influenced by the environment it will be operating in. One of the most important atmospheric affects is ducting of electromagnetic energy by refractive layers in the atmosphere. To assess the affects of ducting on electromagnetic emissions around Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, a geometric optics model of wave propagation developed by Raymond P. Wasky was modified and utilized. This thesis also attempted to show the correlation of wind direction and wind speed to the establishment, location and heights of ducts. Finally this thesis attempted to determine if there was any correlation between the occurrence of land-sea breezes and ducting. Originator-supplied keywords: Ducting, Electromagnetic propagation, and Dhahran(Saudi Arabia).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA152019

Entities

People

  • W. F. Petersen

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Arabia
  • Asia
  • Atmospheres
  • Communication Equipment
  • Indian Ocean
  • Radar
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sea Breeze
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Water
  • United States
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.