Microwave Propagation Study for the Florida Gulf Coast

Abstract

Documents a 1980 USAFETC study of atmospheric refractivity and its effects on microwave communications along the Gulf coast of Florida. The study involved 11 selected cases of both good and bad received signals levels (RSLs). The database incorporated weather sounding data from tethered balloons at Cape San Blas, White City, and Apalachicola, as well as surface weather observations from Apalachicola, Tyndall AFB, and Elgin AFB. Each case includes examples of RSL strip charts, synoptic-scale weather maps, tables of surfaces observations, M-profile plots, and raytrace plots. General conclusions and suggested ways to solve propagation problems are included. (r.h.)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA228604

Entities

People

  • Charles Linn

Organizations

  • Air Force Technical Applications Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Beyond Line Of Sight
  • Boundary Layer
  • Dew Point
  • Diffraction
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Meteorological Charts
  • Meteorology
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Temperature Inversion
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Oceanography.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.