Title :
A Study of Tropospheric Scattering of Radio Waves
Author :
Straiton, A.W. ; Metcalf, D.F. ; Tolbert, C.W.
Author_Institution :
University of Texas, Austin, Tex.
fDate :
6/1/1951 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The theory of tropospheric scattering of radio waves recently advanced by Booker and Gordon makes the prediction that radio-frequency energy may arrive from a ground-based very-high-frequency transmitter at angles well above the horizon, and also that signals received as a result of the scattering process will attenuate less rapidly with distance if the polarization of the source is horizontal than if it is vertical. Experimental observations made at wavelengths of 3 meters and 3 centimeters have verified these deductions.
Keywords :
Laboratories; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Permittivity; Polarization; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Senior members; Terrestrial atmosphere;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1951.233787
