Effect of atmospheric turbulence on the spot size of a radio-acoustic sounding system: A calculation revisited

Radio Science

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1531-1540

  Lataitis, Richard J ^a   Clifford, Steven F ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; RADAR; SONAR; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CONVOLUTION; RADAR ANTENNAS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

SPOT PROFILE;

REMOTE SENSING; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

PRIMARY EFFECTS; RADAR WAVELENGTH; RADIO ACOUSTIC SOUNDING SYSTEMS; STRONG TURBULENCE; TRANSMITTING ANTENNA; TURBULENCE STRENGTH; WAVEFRONT DISTORTION; WEAK TURBULENCE;

EID: 0030288789     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS02631     Document Type: Article

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