DocumentCode
974658
Title
Atmospheric Effects on VHF and UHF Propagation
Author
Millman, George H.
Author_Institution
General Electric Co., Syracuse, N.Y.
Volume
46
Issue
8
fYear
1958
Firstpage
1492
Lastpage
1501
Abstract
This paper is mainly concerned with the effects of the troposphere and ionosphere on the propagation of vhf and uhf radio waves. Tropospheric refractive index profiles and ionospheric electron density models representative of average atmospheric conditions are presented. Mathematical relationships are derived for calculating refraction effects, time delays, Doppler errors, polarization changes, and attenuation experienced by radio waves traversing the entire atmosphere.
Keywords
Atmospheric modeling; Atmospheric waves; Attenuation; Delay effects; Electrons; Ionosphere; Polarization; Refractive index; Terrestrial atmosphere; UHF propagation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IRE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-8390
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JRPROC.1958.286970
Filename
4065515
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