Using Numerical Weather Prediction to support radar propagation modeling during the Tropical Air-sea Propagation Study

The Tropical Air-sea Propagation Study (TAPS) was a collaborative campaign involving the US, France, UK, Australia and New Zealand which took place off the coast of Queensland, Australia between 25th Nov and 6th December 2013. The aim of TAPS was to facilitate the collection of atmospheric and Radio-Frequency (RF) measurements in order to validate mesoscale model refractive index predictions and propagation models in the tropical maritime environment.