Analysis of Tropospheric Propagation Characteristics Based on Regional Meteorological Data.

Abstract

Meteorological data has been processed to investigate RF propagation efforts of the tropospheric region from ground to 28 KM in space. A data base has been developed to provide enough information for analyzing many different phenomena of the troposphere in terms of lapse rate, refractivity, range error, angle error, slant range, and interrelationships among these parameters. Based on preliminary analysis, the results are very distinguishable from the values arrived at through the application of conventional data for analysis of RF propagation patterns. This implies that the seasonal average value provides better indications of the current atmospheric variation than the annual global average value which most users have adopted for convenience. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 14, 1995
Accession Number
ADA291581

Entities

People

  • Albert Frydland
  • John Donohue
  • Junho Choi
  • Mara Melton

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Lapse Rate
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Data
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Slant Range
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Very High Frequency
  • Weather Stations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space