January 2025 | Conference Paper
Characterizing Clutter via a Time-Varying Troposcatter Signal
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Adam C. Hicks, “Characterizing Clutter via a Time-Varying Troposcatter Signal,” in 2025 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI NRSM) Boulder, Colorado, January 2025), 78. https://doi.org/10.23919/USNC-URSINRSM66067.2025.10907172
Adam C. Hicks 
Abstract:
Over-the-radio-horizon propagation is of particular interest to today's telecommunication engineers, for both network planning and interference analysis. At distances over 100 km, the primary mechanism for propagation is the forward scattering of the electromagnetic waves interacting with the turbulence-induced inhomogeneities within the troposphere. This tropospheric scattering, or troposcatter, can result in large swings, often exceeding 20 dB, in the power at the receiver depending on the conditions of the atmosphere, which makes measuring its effects inherently a long-term study of variability.
Keywords: troposcatter; receivers
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