Radio Wave Propagation - Richards, John A.

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Résumé :
This work treats the essential elements of radio wave propagation without requiring recourse to advanced electromagnetic concepts and equations. However, it provides sufficient detail to allow those concerned with wireless systems to acquire quickly a practical working knowledge of the important concepts. The treatment commences with an analysis of how energy (and power) is conveyed in free space. It then examines in some detail how the proximity of the earth and the atmosphere cause the radiation traveling from a transmitter to a receiver to follow one or more of three mechanisms - the surface, sky and space waves. Radio wave propagation is placed in a practical context by considering the design aspects of communications systems at microwave frequencies. That requires an understanding of noise and its importance in systems design. Unusually, a fuller consideration of the electromagnetic properties of materials is given late in the book rather than as an introductory chapter....

Biographie:
John Richards has been active in remote sensing teaching and research for the past 40 years, mainly in image analysis and imaging radar. He is the author of four books, all published by Springer. He is an electrical engineering graduate from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and a life Fellow of the IEEE. He was the foundation director of the Centre for Remote Sensing at the University of New South Wales in the 1980s and has had a career that has taken him through teaching and research in remote sensing and engineering. He has also served in senior academic administration including as dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and vice-president of the Australian National University. He is an emeritus professor of both the Australian National University and the University of New South Wales....