Atmospheric Ultraviolet Remote Sensing


Book Description

This book is an introduction to the use of the ultraviolet for remote sensing of the Earth's atmosphere. It covers the Earth's UV radiative environment, experimental techniques, and current applications. it is my intention to provide the information needed to "make a first approximation" concerning the use of the ultraviolet and to provide access through the literature for a more thorough study.* Contains recent UV applications not previously available in book form such as ozone, auroral images, and ionospheric sensing* Features broad coverage of fundamentals of atmospheric geophysics with values for fluxes, cross-sections, and radiances* Covers techniques that illustrate principles of measurements with typical values* Contains numerous references to original literature







Propagation Effects and Circuit Performance of Modern Military Radio Systems with Particular Emphasis on Those Employing Bandspreading


Book Description

The importance of understanding radio wave propagation increases as radar and communication systems become more complex, i.e. digital systems, frequency adaptive systems, spread spectrum systems, etc. Increasingly wider frequency bandwidths are used in modern military systems.







Ionospheric Structure and Variability on a Global Scale and Interactions with Atmosphere and Magnetosphere


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Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Systems operating in/through the aerospace EM propagation environment are affected by the state/variability of the propagation media. The range of phenomena need for their elucidation, observations and analysis on a global scale since only an understanding of the complex global interaction can improve the means of predictability and assessment of localized phenomena suggesting methods for mitigating adverse propagation conditions. With this goal, ionospheric dynamics, ionosphere/magnetosphere and ionosphere/atmosphere interactions were analysed and discussed at this symposium.













Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure


Book Description

The 17 chapters of this book grew out of the tutorial lectures given by leading world-class experts at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop “Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure” - ESPRIT, which was held in Rhodes on March 25-29, 2004. All manuscripts were refereed and subsequently meticulously edited by the editor to ensure the highest quality for this monograph. I owe particular thanks to the lecturers of the ESPRIT Advanced Research Workshop for producing these excellent tutorial reviews, which convey the essential knowledge and the latest advances in our field. Due to the breadth, extensive literature citations and quality of the reviews we expect this publication to serve extremely well as a reference book. Multimedia material referring to individual chapters of the book is accessible on the accompanying CD. The aim of ESPRIT was to assess existing knowledge and identify future actions regarding monitoring, forecasting and mitigation of space weather induced malfunction and damage of vital technological systems operating in space and on the ground.