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We present the results of meteorological and radiometeorological observations as well as the results of measurements of the attenuation factor of very-high-frequency (VHF) radio waves during the 28th Soviet Antarctic expedition in January–March 1983. It is shown that radiometeorological parameters over the South ocean area in summer almost coincide with the corresponding averaged parameters over the land in winter. The main mechanism of radio-wave propagation at distances over 100 km is single scattering by turbulent fluctuations of the atmospheric refractive index. Absolute values of the running attenuation at high frequencies are low compared to those in other climatic areas.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 48, No. 7, pp. 588–595, August 2005.
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Ivanov, V.K., Lanovoy, V.N., Shalyapin, V.N. et al. Propagation of VHF Radio Waves on Sea Routes in the South Polar Latitudes. Radiophys Quantum Electron 48, 522–528 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11141-005-0096-4
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