Measurements of Transatmospheric Attenuation Statistics at the Microwave Frequencies : 15, 19, and 34 GHz

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• Creators:
  Haroules, George G. ; Brown, Wilfred E. ; Bishop, Gregory J.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Attenuation (Physics)
  • Microwaves
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Measurement
  • Wave measurement
  • Measurement of specific phenomena
  • Attenuation
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Microwaves
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-NASA-71-13
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Abstract:
  Attenuation statistics resulting from a twelve month observation program are presented. The sun is used as a source of microwave radiation. The dynamic range of atmospheric attenuation measurement capability is in excess of 30 dB. Solar radiation characteristics with amplitude variations of a few percent are easily measured, while at the same time provision is made to accommodate a 10 dB range above the quiet sun level if major solar flare activity occurs. The solar phenomenon was extracted from the data since it is not an objective of the measurement program. A discussion and analysis of the measurement technique is presented in support of the experimental data.
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10952/dot_10952_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.33 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:276f72f8c17c73c80762e821d40a4c6cb963b58765e544976fe8d5a6e5de1103