Effects of the troposphere upon radio communications and implications for weather measurement
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ng, Brian | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Coleman, Christopher | |
| dc.contributor.author | Anderson, Nathan John | |
| dc.contributor.school | School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The aim of this research is to use observations of Very High Frequency (VHF) radio wave propagation to estimate the refractive index of air over a propagation path and subsequently the pressure, temperature, and water vapour. This can be accomplished by transmitting a known signal from one spatial location to another, and accurately timing the signal. The research develops methods for accomplishing the required measurements by means of a passive bistatic radar setup with a cooperative target. Such an approach overcomes the timing problems that are normally associated with propagation measurements. A network of these measurements can then be assimilated into a numerical weather prediction model, such as that used by the Australia Bureau of Meteorology, to increase weather forecast capability. Importantly, this research develops novel techniques to relate the propagation of radio waves from weather data. These techniques are important in their own right to identify true propagation paths. | en |
| dc.description.dissertation | Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2018 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/118192 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.provenance | This electronic version is made publicly available by the University of Adelaide in accordance with its open access policy for student theses. Copyright in this thesis remains with the author. This thesis may incorporate third party material which has been used by the author pursuant to Fair Dealing exceptions. If you are the owner of any included third party copyright material you wish to be removed from this electronic version, please complete the take down form located at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/legals | en |
| dc.subject | Radio waves | en |
| dc.subject | propagation | en |
| dc.subject | refractivity | en |
| dc.subject | passive bistatic radar techniques | en |
| dc.subject | weather prediction models | en |
| dc.title | Effects of the troposphere upon radio communications and implications for weather measurement | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
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