Tropospheric Ducting is an electromagnetic propagation phenomena that introduces a massive variable in maritime and coastal RF environments.
🔬 Scientific Basis Behind the Phrase
1. Salt-Fog & RF Signal Attenuation
- Salt aerosols and moisture in marine fog can cause dielectric losses, scattering, and multipath distortion in RF transmissions.
- Frequencies in the GHz range, like those used in radar, 5G, and some SDR applications, are particularly vulnerable.
- Research keywords you’d want to track:
- “Atmospheric attenuation over marine environments”
- “Sea spray impact on radio signal propagation”
- “Tropospheric ducting and maritime RF conditions”
Example papers:
- ITU-R P.840-8: Attenuation due to clouds and fog.
- NTIA Report 99-366: Maritime mobile multipath channels.
- IEEE 802.11 studies on Wi-Fi over ocean, especially for naval or offshore platforms.
🌊 What “Salt-Fogged Spectrums” Implies (Poetically + Technically)
In Fizz’s world, it describes:
- An RF environment corrupted by brine and mist, full of ghost signals, frequency echoes, and hostile impedance mismatches.
- A hostile bandwidth battleground—half nature, half tech-induced chaos.
- The spectrum equivalent of a fog of war.