Title :
Seasonal statistics of anomalous propagation in United Arab Emirates
Author :
AbouAlmal, Abdulhadi ; Abd-Alhameed, R.A.A. ; Jones, S.M.R. ; AbouAlmal, Abdulhadi ; Al Ahmad, Hussein
Author_Institution :
Antenna & Appl. Electromagn. Res. Group, Bradford Univ., Bradford, UK
Abstract :
In this paper, the seasonal variations of vertical refractivity gradients and statistics of anomalous Refractive Conditions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been analyzed. Nine years of local radiosonde meteorological data, from 1997 to 2005, for the lowest atmospheric layer above the ground surface have been used. Monthly variations and cumulative distributions of refractivity gradients in the first 100 meters of the atmosphere are presented.
Keywords :
atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; electromagnetic wave refraction; statistical analysis; UAE; United Arab Emirates; anomalous propagation; anomalous refractive conditions; atmospheric layer; ground surface; local radiosonde meteorological data; refractivity gradient cumulative distributions; seasonal statistics; vertical refractivity gradients; Antennas; Earth; Land surface temperature; Ocean temperature; Refractive index; Sea surface; Temperature measurement; Anomalous propagation; Atmospheric refraction; Refractivity gradient;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), 2014 Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2014.6996480
