Modern Topics in Microwave Propagation and Air-Sea Interaction: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held at Sorrento, Italy, June 5–14, 1973

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introductory speech....Pages 3-3
Welcome address....Pages 4-4
Introductory Lecture: “Some Aspects of Modern Radiometeorology” Summary....Pages 5-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Une Revue Des Processus Physiques Des Interactions Oceans-Atmosphere....Pages 9-21
Present State of Knowledge on Evaporation from the Sea and Numerical Analysis/Forecasting of Water Vapor Pressure in the Surface Layers of the Air....Pages 22-36
Preliminary Observation of the Evaporation Duct in the I.M.S.T. Air-Sea Wind Tunnel....Pages 37-50
The Dynamics of Water Vapor Flux in the Marine Boundary Layer....Pages 51-64
The Structure of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer at Sea....Pages 65-78
About the Need of a Standard Technique to Compute Atmospheric Refractive Index from Radiosonde Data....Pages 79-89
Determination of the Wind Stratification by Scatter Propagation Methods on 7 and 16 GHZ....Pages 90-104
Turbulent Transport and Refractive Index Structure Immediately Above the Air-Sea Interface....Pages 105-114
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
The Structure of Moisture and Temperature Profiles in the Near-Surface Layers, Their Variability and Effects on Radar Propagation as Demonstrated With Ray Tracing Techniques....Pages 117-129
State and Limits of Prediction Methods of Radar Wave Propagation Conditions Over Sea....Pages 130-148
Characteristic and Applications of Line-of-Sight Duct Propagation....Pages 149-163
Propagation Theory for the Evaporation Duct....Pages 164-178
Oceanic Duct and its Effects on Microwave Propagation in the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 179-180
Transmission of Millimeter Radio Waves in Over Water Ducts....Pages 181-192
Diffraction of Radio Waves by Terrain Obstacles in Radio Ducts....Pages 193-208
Interference Lobes Pattern Connected to a Ground Based Radar Duct....Pages 209-216
The Occurrence of Very High Field Strengths at Beyond the Horizon Propagation Over Sea in the Frequency Range 60 — 5000 Mhz....Pages 217-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Communications Requirements at Frequencies above 10 GHz and their Correlation with Propagation Aspects....Pages 243-257
Aspects in Using Frequencies Bands Above 10 GHz for Satellite Communication Systems....Pages 258-281
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Attenuation by Rainfall in the Submillimetre Wave Region....Pages 285-291
Recent Studies of Visibility and Atmospheric Attenuation at Optical Wavelengths....Pages 292-297
Some Recent Lidar Experiments on Particle Scattering in the Lower Troposphere....Pages 298-304
Radiometry, the Structure of Atmospheric Spectrum Lines, and Related Experiments....Pages 305-307
Depolarization Phoenomena on Electromagnetic Waves Through Rain....Pages 308-324
Analysis of the Influence of the Various Parameters on the Attenuation-Rain Rate Relation....Pages 325-342
Quantitative Analysis of Precipitations Through Radar Techniques....Pages 343-356
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Some General Comments on the Exchange and Stability Processes in the Surface Layer....Pages 359-362
Concerning Evaporation and Intermittency....Pages 363-364