Parametric Study of Propagation in Evaporation Ducting and Subrefractive Conditions

Abstract

This report quantifies propagation loss differences that result from approximating the full stability-dependent refractivity profiles with neutral-stability profiles parameterized by duct height. It also develops a parameterization for subrefractive profiles and quantifies the propagation loss differences that result from approximating the full stability-dependent refractivity profiles with neutral-stability profiles parameterized by subrefractive layer height.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA388456

Entities

People

  • R. A. Paulus

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Boundary Layer
  • Equations
  • Evaporation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Diversity
  • Humidity
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Surface Temperature
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers