@inproceedings{6b6c5931257046a78625e5c63d70e582,
title = "Analysis of radio link measurements from the TAPS2013 (tropical atmospheric propagation studies) distributed transmit-receive radio link network experiment",
abstract = "The reliable prediction of RF system performance depends on the morphology of the tropospheric environment. For instance, the performance of systems, operating at frequencies above 10 GHz, are particularly affected by hydrometeor scattering and molecular resonance processes occurring in the moist and unstable sea surface air. In addition, the turbulent transport processes occurring near the sea surface have a major influence in predicting communication and radar system performance. Evaporation ducts arise from such processes near the sea surface and therefore their characterization require humidity gradient measurements which are difficult to obtain at low heights. Successful implementations of Parabolic Equation Modelling (PEM) for predicting propagation rely on knowing the refractive index at very low heights.",
keywords = "RF system performance, tropospheric environment, parabolic equation modelling, tropical atmospheric propagation studies (TAPS2013), radio link measurements, molecular resonance, hydrometeor scattering",
author = "Hansen, {Hedley J.} and Kulessa, {Andrew S.} and Manik Attygalle and Warren Marwood and G. Knight and Brian Jones and Hacker, {Jorg M.}",
year = "2015",
month = oct,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1109/USNC-URSI.2015.7303567",
language = "English",
series = "2015 USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (Joint with AP-S Symposium), USNC-URSI 2015 - Proceedings",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers",
booktitle = "2015 USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (Joint with AP-S Symposium), USNC-URSI 2015 - Proceedings",
address = "United States",
note = "USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (Joint with AP-S Symposium), USNC-URSI 2015 ; Conference date: 19-07-2015 Through 24-07-2015",
}