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THE formation of a microwave duct over the sea has been examined in terms of a distribution of potential refractive index (refractive index independent of height in an adiabatic atmosphere) corresponding to a functional relationship originally suggested by Deacon1 to describe the distribution of certain meteorological properties in the boundary layer. Deacon's relationship takes the stability of the atmosphere into account in terms of a profile index, β, which is a function of air−sea temperature difference and wind velocity.
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ANDERSON, L., GOSSARD, E. Oceanic Duct and its Effect on Microwave Propagation. Nature 172, 298–300 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172298b0
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