Title :
Contribution of water vapor to index of refraction structure parameter at microwave frequencies
Author_Institution :
Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
fDate :
7/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A theoretical calculation provides an estimate of the contribution of atmospheric water vapor to the structure parameter of the index of refraction for microwave frequencies. For altitudes below about 10 km this contribution is generally dominant. The relationship between the structure parameters for temperature and index of refraction is considered for a moist atmosphere.
Keywords :
Microwave radio propagation meteorological factors; Antennas and propagation; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Equations; Frequency estimation; Large-scale systems; Microwave antennas; Microwave frequencies; Microwave propagation; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1971.1139975
