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Amplitude Distributions Resulting From Curvature Distributions of a Reflector
Author(s) -
Austin G. L.,
Thorpe M. R.
Publication year - 1969
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/rs004i002p00163
Subject(s) - amplitude , curvature , reflector (photography) , ionosphere , physics , probability distribution , distribution (mathematics) , mathematics , optics , mathematical analysis , geometry , geophysics , statistics , light source
A simple theory of focusing is discussed, and amplitude probability distributions are related to distributions of curvature at the reflector. The results are applicable to amplitude distributions of radio signals reflected from the ionosphere.