Title :
C-band clear air propagation and ducting in coastal West Africa
Author :
Leontakianakos, A.N.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Microelectron. Eng., Griffith Univ., Brisbane, Qld.
fDate :
12/5/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Between the months of November and March the dry season in West Africa is the cause of intense clear air ducting conditions. Measurements taken show how temperature and humidity exhibit inversions with altitude. These inversions adversely affect C-band wave propagation
Keywords :
microwave propagation; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; C-band wave propagation; clear air ducting; coastal West Africa; dry season; humidity; inversion; temperature;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961578
