On the Predicition of the Characteristic Parameters of Long-Distance Tropospheric Communication Links

This paper describes a technique for determining probability distributions of parameters necessary for the design of tropospheric scatter communication links. The method, resulting from earlier studies of scatter propagation and the structure of the troposphere, utilizes information which is easily obtained from routine conventional radiosonde observations. Examples of probability distributions, based on radiosonde measurements from southwestern Norway, are presented and compared with existing experimental distributions.