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Trans-horizon propagation techniques for examining disturbances in stratified tropospheric layers

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This paper discusses the merits of using measurement techniques, in trans-horizon propagation experiments, which obtain various types of information simultaneously - such as, information on angle of arrival, transmission delay, Doppler spectrum, etc. It points out examples where such techniques have been used to a limited degree. It emphasizes the importance of extending this type of approach in the application of trans-horizon measurements to the study of specific formations on layers: waves and instabilities.

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    A. T. Waterman Jr.

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Waterman, A.T. Trans-horizon propagation techniques for examining disturbances in stratified tropospheric layers. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 4, 423–431 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02265247

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