Comparison of ionospheric scintillation statistics from the North Atlantic and Alaskan sectors of the auroral oval using the Wideband satellite
By: Susanda Basu ... [et al.].
Series: Environmental research papers -- no. 753; AFGL-TR -- 81-0266; Environmental research papers (Hanscom AFB, Mass.) -- no. 753
Publisher: Space Physics Division, Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Air Force Systems Command, USAF
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Hanscom AFB, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Ionospheric radio wave propagation; Measurement; Ionospheric electron density; Radio waves; Scintillation; Ionosphere; F region; Scintillation spectrometry
Description: Aerosol models have been developed for the lower atmosphere. These models are representative of conditions found in rural, urban, and maritime air masses. The changes in the aerosol properties with variations in the relative humidity are discussed. To describe the aerosol optical properties in the extreme of 100 percent relative humidity, several fog models are presented. For each model the coefficients for extinction, scattering, and absorption, the angular scattering distribution, and other optical parameters have been computed for wavelengths between 0.2 and 40 microns. These aerosol models are presented together with a review of their experimental basis. The optical properties of these models are discussed and some comparisons of the model with experimental measurements are presented.
Notes: Title from cover.

"15 September 1981."

"Space Physics Division project 4643."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131).