Remote Sensing and Wave Propagation

Faculty:

Allen, Jont
Bernhard, Jennifer Truman
Dragic, Peter D
Franke, Patricia M
Franke, Steven J
Gardner, Chester S
Kamalabadi, Farzad
Kudeki, Erhan
Makela, Jonathan J
Rao, N Narayana
Robinson, Walter A
Sutton, Edmund C
Swenson, Gary R
Swenson, George W

Specific areas of interest include

  • Atmospheric and Ionospheric Measurements
  • Atmospheric and Ionospheric Theory
  • Atmospheric Waves
  • Radar and Lidar
  • Radio and Optical Wave Propagation

Remote sensing and wave propagation is a broad discipline examining the interaction of electromagnetic fields with material media. It encompasses research areas such as aeronomy, geosciences, atmospheric science, remote sensing, wave propagation, electro-optics, plasma science, signal processing, and communications.

Researchers use radar, LIDAR, and passive optical techniques to probe the Earth's upper atmosphere to learn its physical, chemical, and dynamic processes. Wave propagation studies are performed with MF (medium frequency) radar, meteor radar, and incoherent backscatter radar.

Field campaigns include the use of spacecraft and aircraft platforms as well as a number of ground stations in the Antarctic, Greenland, Peru, Australia, Urbana, New Mexico, and Hawaii.

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