Modelling refractivity variation in the VHF/UHF bands

Author

Bataineh, Mohammed H. ; Macario, Raymond C V

Author_Institution

Yarmouk Univ., Irbid, Jordan

Volume

1

fYear

1996

Firstpage

267

Abstract

A model for the refractivity variation in the troposphere as a function of temperature and water vapour pressure is presented. The proposed model, unlike previous models, relates directly the environmental parameters that affect the variation of the refractivity with its profile. Therefore, it is not only just a mathematical consideration, but it is also a tool which predicts the well-known phenomena in radio wave propagation, viz, sub-refraction, super refraction, and ducting

Keywords

UHF radio propagation; VHF radio propagation; atmospheric humidity; atmospheric pressure; atmospheric temperature; electromagnetic wave refraction; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; VHF/UHF bands; ducting; environmental parameters; model; radio wave propagation; refractivity variation; subrefraction; superrefraction; temperature; troposphere; water vapour pressure; Atmospheric modeling; Dielectric constant; Earth; Humidity; Land surface temperature; Mathematical model; Ocean temperature; Predictive models; Refractive index; Terrestrial atmosphere;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1996. ICC '96, Conference Record, Converging Technologies for Tomorrow's Applications. 1996 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3250-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1996.542195

Filename

542195