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In describing the processes of radio propagation, this text explores related phenomena including absorption, refraction, reflection and scattering. It also analyzes empirical interpretation methods and describes various operational principles.
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In designing microwave technology for remote sensing of the surface of the Earth and its atmosphere it is vitally important to understand the mechanisms of interaction between radio propagation and the medium being studied, including such processes as absorption, reflection, refraction, and scattering. The authors describe the how radiowave parameters of amplitude, phase, frequency, and polarization are coupled with characteristics of the media and consider the estimation of the strength of various effects, the importance of media parameters on the appearance of the effects, and the possibility of detecting them against masking phenomenon. They then consider how the analysis of inverse problems can allow for the estimation of media parameters given knowledge of radiowave parameters. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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