Visualization and assessment of VOCAR propagation conditions

Author

Cook, J. ; Love, G.G. ; Burk, S.D. ; Thompson, W.T.

Author_Institution

Marine Meteorol. Div., Naval Res. Lab., Monterey, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug 1994

Firstpage

73

Abstract

Using data from the Variability of Coastal Atmospheric Refractivity (VOCAR) experiment, forecasts of near-coastal propagation conditions from a mesoscale weather prediction model are coupled to a range dependent propagation model. Various visualization techniques are used to investigate the results. Visualizations of both coastal meteorological features and their impacts on radio propagation have been made into a short video. Results show the natural variability of the propagation conditions during VOCAR and demonstrate the feasibility of such a coupled system for propagation assessment

Keywords

radiowave propagation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; VOCAR; Variability of Coastal Atmospheric Refractivity; atmosphere meteorology; coast; coastal; mesoscale weather prediction model; propagation conditions; radio propagation; radiowave propagation; range dependent propagation model; troposphere; variability; visualization; Atmospheric modeling; Data visualization; Electromagnetic propagation; Meteorology; Ocean temperature; Predictive models; Refractive index; Sea measurements; Weather forecasting; Wind forecasting;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399019

Filename

399019