Influence of Acoustic-Gravity Waves on Propagation of Loran-C

Abstract

After improving Type PO20 Loran-C Receiver, we obtained an output of phase difference with 1 microsecond full scale and therefore increased the resolution rate of phase difference (delta)P between our clock and LC signals. When the weather changes we often record the obvious variation of (delta)P. Sometimes, the period of the variation was about 9 min and the amount of the variation of (delta)P was up to several hundred ns, and the attenuation of amplitude M of LC groundwaves was in excess of 8 db. After making a comparison between some results, we realize that the (delta)P and M of LC groundwaves were affected by acoustic gravity waves generated by cold (warm) currents or typhoons, and that the LC sky waves were affected by more acoustic-gravity waves with longer periods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA521209

Entities

People

  • Ying Zheng

Organizations

  • Purple Mountain Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Frequency
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Information Operations
  • Loran
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Navigation
  • Phase
  • Phase Measurement
  • Power Spectra
  • Sea Level
  • Sky Waves
  • Spectra
  • Time Intervals
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.