Open AccessEarth curvature and atmospheric refraction effects on radar signal propagation.
Author(s) -
Armin Doerry
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1088060
Subject(s) - atmospheric refraction , earth (classical element) , refraction , curvature , radar , figure of the earth , geology , remote sensing , signal (programming language) , geodesy , meteorology , physics , optics , computer science , geometry , mathematics , telecommunications , astronomy , programming language
The earth isn't flat, and radar beams don't travel straight. This becomes more noticeable as range increases, particularly at shallow depression/grazing angles. This report explores models for characterizing this behavior.
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