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Title: | Variation of Microwave Radio Refractivity Profiles with Temperature over Akure, Nigeria |
Authors: | Ajewole, Moses Adediji, Adekunle Ojo, Joseph Falodun, Sunday Adedayo, Kayode Ewetumo, Theophilus Ashidi, Ayodeji Adebusola, Samuel Ogunjobi, Kehinde Oluleye, Ayodeji Dada, Joseph Ojo, Olalekan |
Keywords: | correlation, microwaves, radio refractivity, radiowaves, temperature |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology: G Interdisciplinary |
Abstract: | A Preliminary result of the measurement of radio meteorological parameters for the profiling of radio refractivity over Akure, Nigeria, is presented. One year (January-December 2018) data of temperature, pressure, and relative humidity were collected for ground surface and heights of 50, 100, 150, and 200 m respectively from the ongoing measurement of the parameters by Communication Physics Research Group of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. From the data collected, radio refractivity, N were computed, and correlation of N with temperature was evaluated. Results showed that the mean value of surface refractivity obtained during this period of study is 365 N-units while that at the elevated altitudes are: 362, 359, 357, and 354 N-units respectively. It was also deduced that radio refractivity decrease with an increase in height, and its values were generally higher during the rainy season (April - October) than in the dry season months (November -March). Correlation between N and temperature was high during the wet season and low during the dry season. |
Description: | Staff Publication |
URI: | http://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/jspui/handle/20.500.12398/997 |
ISSN: | 0975-4172 |
Appears in Collections: | Research Articles |
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