Statistical assessment of evaporation duct propagation

Over-the-horizon propagation from 0.6 to 18 GHz is presented in the form of accumulated frequency distributions of path loss, showing the comparisons between theory and two measurement programs. The path-loss theory is based on waveguide solutions for a family of refractivity/height profiles characterized by evaporation duct height in the range of 1 to 40 m. Annual frequency distributions of evaporation duct height have been prepared based on 15 years of marine surface meteorological observations and are combined with the waveguide path loss/duct height results to give accumulated frequency distributions from experiments performed in the Aegean Sea and the North Sea. Excellent agreement of theory and observation is noted in most cases