Q: Where can I learn more about the theory and implementation of the Longley-rice propagation model.
A: The following documents are available from National Technical Information Service (phone 1-800-553-6847, or 1-703-487-4656). The abbreviated titles refer to the notation used for the documents in the Terrain Analysis Package (TAP)™ Technical Reference Manual section on the Longley-Rice model.
"Tech Note 101": P. L. Rice, A. G. Longley, K. A.
Norton, and A. P. Barsis, "Transmission loss predictions
for tropospheric communication circuits," U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC, NBS Tech. Note 101, issued May
1965; revised May 1966 and Jan. 1967.
Volume 1: Order Number AD687820
Volume 2: Order Number AD687821
"Longley-Rice": A. G. Longley and P. L. Rice, "Prediction
of Tropospheric radio transmission over irregular terrain, A
Computer method-1968." ESSA Tech. Rep. ERL 79-ITS 67, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, July 1968.
Order Number AD676874
"NTIA Report": G. A. Hufford, A. G. Longley, and
W. A. Kissick, "A guide to the use of the ITS irregular
terrain model in the area prediction mode," NTIA Rep. 82-100,
Apr. 1982.
Order Number PB 82 217 977
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