Instrumentation for At-Sea Radio Frequency (RF) Propagation Measurements in the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer (MABL)
Abstract
Abstract We propose to procure a suite of Radio Frequency (RF) transmit and receive equipment and a Liquid Robotics SV3 hybrid Wave Glider unmanned surface platform. This instrumentation will allow for concurrent environmental and RF transmission measurements in the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer (MABL) across a range of transmission path lengths. This instrumentation will establish measurement capabilities for RF propagation research near the ocean surface, and leverage recently developed observational tools, analysis methods, and unmanned platforms. One of the primary limitations of the development of RF propagation prediction tools for the Navy is the lack of concurrent benchmark data sets of waves, atmospheric conditions, and RF propagation in the region of the MABL nearest the sea surface. Development of these capabilities will lend itself to gathering RF propagation characteristics around wide areas of the globe.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141512914
Entities
People
- Eric Terrill
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California, San Diego