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The distribution of radio refractive index structure parameter in boundary layers undergoing spatial or temporal transition
Author(s) -
Gossard E. E.
Publication year - 1978
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/rs013i002p00255
Subject(s) - refractive index , power law , boundary (topology) , distribution (mathematics) , boundary layer , boundary value problem , mathematics , optics , refractive index profile , duct (anatomy) , computational physics , physics , mathematical analysis , mechanics , statistics , medicine , pathology
The height distribution of C ϕ (the structure parameter of potential refractive index) in a steady, horizontally uniform boundary layer are calculated assuming power laws for meteorological quantities . The results are then compared with those of more rigorous models examined by Wyngaard et al. It is shown that the results are in very satisfactory agreement when the power is properly chosen. Finally, power‐law profiles are used to calculate horizontal and temporal variations in vertical profiles of C ϕ and to calculate radio‐duct thickness for several boundary transitional conditions.