On the Uncertainty of Refractivity Height Profile Measurements

Author

Jicha, Otakar ; Pechac, Pavel ; Kvicera, Vaclav ; Grabner, Martin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electromagn. Field, Czech Tech. Univ. in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Volume

10

fYear

2011

fDate

7/3/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

983

Lastpage

986

Abstract

The standard uncertainty of indirect refractivity measurements gained from measurements of pressure, temperature, and humidity is discussed herein. The resulting uncertainty is derived theoretically, based on propagating uncertainties of meteorological sensors through a refractivity calculation, with an example of its impact on actual measurements of a vertical refractivity profile and its gradient also submitted.

Keywords

atmospheric light propagation; electromagnetic wave refraction; measurement uncertainty; refractive index measurement; sensors; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; atmospheric measurements; humidity measurement; indirect refractivity measurement uncertainty; meteorological sensor; pressure measurement; refractivity height profile measurement uncertainty; temperature measurement; vertical refractivity profile measurement; Atmospheric measurements; Measurement uncertainty; Refractive index; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Uncertainty; Atmospheric measurements; electromagnetic refraction; error analysis; measurement uncertainty; refractive index;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2011.2168370

Filename

6020729