Techniques for Computing Refraction of Radio Waves in the Troposphere

Download or read book Techniques for Computing Refraction of Radio Waves in the Troposphere written by E. J. Dutton and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight methods of computing atmospheric refraction of radio rays are discussed with appropriate theoretical background. These methods are: (1) The high-angle, or astronomical, refraction case; (2) The statistical method; (3) The low-angle, or terrestrial, refraction case (Schulkin's method); (4) The four-thirds earth model; (5) The exponential model; (6) The initial gradient correction method; (7) The departures-from-normal method; (8) A graphical method (Weisbrod's and Anderson's method). Sample computations are included for each of the above methods.