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Lateral wave contribution to the low–altitude radar propagation factor
Author(s) -
Gilbert Gerald,
Raiten Eric,
Visser Matt
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/93rs03029
Subject(s) - radar , altitude (triangle) , wave propagation , geology , surface wave , ground wave propagation , geophysics , physics , optics , telecommunications , computer science , geometry , mathematics
An explicit analytic expression for the lateral‐wave contribution to the low‐altitude radar propagation factor is calculated. The effect of lateral electromagnetic surface waves on low‐altitude radar propagation over both sea water and fresh water is discussed. It is shown that significant modifications to radar propagation can be attributed to lateral waves.