Refractive Conditions in Arabian Sea and Their Effects on ESM and Airborne Radar Operations

Abstract

This thesis examines how atmospheric conditions influence the performance of radar and Electronic Warfare systems. Of particular interest is the frequency of occurrence of various types of ducts in the Arabian Sea which is presented. Potential tactical advantage through better knowledge of ducting conditions is also examined. EREPS and IREPS, PC based programs for evaluating the atmospheric effects on radio systems, are addressed. An application of the above is the Airborne Microwave Refractometer (AMR) installed in an aircraft which samples the above conditions and provide an assessment of the meteorological profile of the atmosphere. The proposed installation in Pakistan Navy P-3C is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA238273

Entities

People

  • Kamran Khan

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Arabian Sea
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineering
  • Indian Ocean
  • Navy
  • Radar
  • Radio Transmission
  • Radio Waves
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics