Influence of coupled environmental features on propagation characteristics for an RF and IR multisensor radar system

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1445-1453

  Goldhirsh, Julius ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FOG; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT EXTINCTION; RADIOSONDES; SENSOR DATA FUSION; STATISTICS;

ANCILLARY STATISTICS; COASTAL LOCATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES; MULTI FREQUENCY; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; RF PROPAGATION; TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS; U.S. AIR FORCE;

FOG; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

INFRARED SENSOR; MULTISENSOR PROPAGATION; RADIO FREQUENCY RADAR;

EID: 0031191876     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS00907     Document Type: Article

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