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Review of Techniques in Transhorizon Propagation Research and their Relationship to Parameters of the Troposphere
Author(s) -
Cox Donald C.
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/rs004i010p00905
Subject(s) - troposphere , atmosphere (unit) , sensitivity (control systems) , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , radio propagation , meteorology , atmospheric models , remote sensing , geology , computer science , physics , telecommunications , electronic engineering , engineering
Transhorizon propagation techniques and their usefulness in determining atmospheric parameters are discussed. It is concluded that the state or structure of the atmosphere cannot be inferred unambiguously from individual measurement techniques used in experiments reported to date. However, because of the sensitivity of the transhorizon radio signals to changes in the parameters of the troposphere, it is suggested that combinations of available techniques be pursued to determine the parameters uniquely.