Title :
Meteor burst computer model validation using high-latitude measurements
Author :
Desourdis, Robert I., Jr. ; Ostergaard, Jens C. ; Bailey, Alan D.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Applications Int. Corp., Stow, MA, USA
Abstract :
The METEORLINK meteor burst computer program has been used to predict forward scatter measurements performed in Greenland by the Phillips Laboratory. These measurements were recorded on meteor burst links operated from Sondrestrom AFB to Thule AFB (1200 km) and separately from Sondrestrom AFB to Narsarsuaq, Greenland (700 km). METEORLINK predictions were compared with the corresponding measurements at frequencies of 45, 65, 85, and 104 MHz. Horizontal, vertical, and cross-polarized transmit-receive antenna polarization patterns were employed. Prediction and measurement techniques are summarized and comparison results are presented
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave scattering; field strength measurement; meteor burst communications; radiowave propagation; 1200 km; 45 to 104 MHz; 700 km; Greenland; METEORLINK meteor burst computer program; Narsarsuaq; Phillips Laboratory; Sondrestrom AFB; Thule AFB; VHF; cross-polarized transmit-receive antenna polarization patterns; forward scatter measurements; high-latitude measurements; horizontal polarisation; vertical polarisation; Antenna measurements; Application software; Calibration; Electromagnetic scattering; Electrons; Laboratories; Performance evaluation; Predictive models; Radar scattering; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1991. MILCOM '91, Conference Record, Military Communications in a Changing World., IEEE
Conference_Location :
McLean, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-691-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1991.258294
