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A Review of Line‐of‐Sight Propagation Studies of the Small‐Scale Structure of the Atmosphere
Author(s) -
Lee R. W.
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/rs004i012p01211
Subject(s) - atmosphere (unit) , line of sight , scale (ratio) , variety (cybernetics) , transmission line , physics , line (geometry) , microwave , transmission (telecommunications) , optics , computer science , astrophysics , meteorology , telecommunications , mathematics , quantum mechanics , geometry , artificial intelligence
The present state of theory and experiment are reviewed. Theory is adequate for line‐of‐sight propagation in weakly inhomogeneous media; theory treats a wide variety of situations with potential for the probing of small‐scale atmospheric phenomena, using acoustic, microwave, and optical transmission. Thus far experiments have served mainly as tests of theory; useful information about the atmosphere will follow upon more intensive concern with the interpretive aspects of the problem.