• DocumentCode
    1222769
  • Title

    Developments in Radio Sky-Wave Propagation Research and Applications during the War

  • Author

    Dellinger, J.H. ; Smith, Newbern

  • Author_Institution
    Interservice Radio Propagation Laboratory, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C.
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1948
  • Firstpage
    258
  • Lastpage
    266
  • Abstract
    This paper discusses the work done by the Interservice Radio Propagation Laboratory during World War II. The circumstances leading to the establishment of IRPL are described and the problems which are faced are stated. The measures taken in the solutions of these problems are outlined, and some of the results are presented. Specific services performed by IRPL during the war for the armed forces and commercial companies are recounted.
  • Keywords
    Atmospheric measurements; Frequency; Ionosphere; Laboratories; NIST; Observatories; Optical propagation; Radio communication; Radio propagation; Senior members;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1948.226212
  • Filename
    1697629