R. Michael Jones

Preprints and Reports, as of March 2024

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  1. Agy, V., D. M. Baker, and R. M. Jones (1965): Studies of solar flare effects and other ionospheric disturbances with a high frequency Doppler technique. NBS Tech Note 306. NTIS accession number C13.46:306.
  2. Jones, R.. M. (1966): A three-dimensional ray tracing computer program. ESSA Tech. Rep. IER 17-ITSA 17. 112 pp. PB174502.
  3. Jones, R. M. and J. Stephenson (1968): A fast ray tracing program for a concentric ionosphere neglecting the earth's magnetic field. ESSA Tech Memo ERLTM-ITS 135.
  4. Jones, R. M. (1968): Application of the geometrical theory of diffraction to terrestrial LF radio wave propagation. Mitteilungen aus dem Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie Nr. 37. The errata are available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/pubs/errata5.htm.
  5. Jones, R. M. (1968): Modifications to the three-dimensional ray tracing program described in IER 17-ITSA 17, ESSA Tech Memo ERLTM-ITS 134, U. S. Dept. of Commerce/Environmental Science Services Administration, ESSA Research Laboratories, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, Boulder, Colorado.
  6. Berry, L. A. and R. M. Jones (1970): A time-varying electron density model for LF/VLF propagation calculations. Telecommunications Tech Memo OT/ITSTM 3.
  7. Jones, R. M. and J. J. Stephenson (1975): A versatile three dimensional ray tracing computer program for radio waves in the ionosphere. OT Report 75-76. PB2488567. Copies of the report are available from the National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. Errata are on page 231 of NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-103 and are also at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-3d-iono.75/errata. Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-3d-iono.75/ and http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/programs.htm#2-ionospheric_models/. A pc version of the program is available at ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/STP/IONOSPHERE/MODELS/JONES.3D/ .
  8. Jones, R. M. (1977): Analysis of the relationship between LF reflection coefficients and D-region profiles. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-29. PB2763878. Microfiche available from Government Publications Library, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. The errata are available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/pubs/errata4.htm. The computer programs used to perform the calculations presented in this report are available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/D-region/.
  9. Jones, R. M. (1980): Adding partial reflection capability to the NOAA/MPAE digital HF radar. Report MPAE-W-02-80-18, Max-Planck Institut fur Aeronomie, West Germany.
  10. Georges, T. M. and R. M. Jones (1980): A mathematical model for how ionospheric reflection degrades sea-echo spectra. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-60. 16 pp. PB81108359.
  11. Jones, R. M. and R. N. Grubb (1980): D-region partial reflection Doppler measurements with the NOAA/MPAE digital HF radar. Max-Planck-Institut Fur Aeronomie. Report No. MPAE-W-02-80-20.
  12. Georges, T. M., J. W. Maresca, C. T. Carlson, J. P. Riley, R. M. Jones and D. E. Westover (1981): Recovering ocean waveheight from HF radar sea echoes distorted by imperfect ionospheric reflection. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-73. 149 pp. PB82113283.
  13. Jones, R. M. (1981): Bending of a ray in a random inhomogeneous medium. NOAA Tech. Memo ERL WPL-77. PB8214896.
  14. Jones, R. M. (1981): The Hankel probability distribution - the distribution for the product of two Rayleigh-distributed random variables. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-79. PB82160995.
  15. Jones, R. M. (1981): The frequency shift of a pulse by a time independent, dispersive, lossy medium. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-80. PB8211977.
  16. Jones, R. M. (1981): The probability distribution for the ratio of variables having a normal distribution. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-84. PB82169525. The errata are available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/pubs/errata10.pdf.
  17. Jones, R. M. (1981): The mean and variance of skywave radar sea-echo power spectra for discrete ionospheric multipath. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-85. PB82174236.
  18. Jones, R. M. (1981): The mean and variance of skywave radar sea-echo power spectra. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-86. PB82175969.
  19. Jones, R. M. (1982): Algorithms for reflecting rays from general topographic surfaces in a ray tracing program. NOAA Tech. Memo ERL WPL-98. PB83112953.
  20. Jones, R. M., T. M. Georges, and J. P. Riley (1982): Recognizing and reducing ionospheric distortion of skywave radar sea-echo spectra-recommended tests with synthetically distorted spectra. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-90. 20 pp. PB82194721.
  21. Jones, R. M., G. W. Adams and D. C. Walden (1982): Preliminary ionospheric partial-reflection measurements at Brighton, Colorado on 9 January 1981. NOAA Tech Memo ERL SEL-60. PB82244583.
  22. Jones, R. M., J. P. Riley, and T. M. Georges (1982): A versatile three-dimensional Hamiltonian ray-tracing computer program for acoustic waves in the atmosphere. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-103. 242 pp. PB83149930. Errata are on page 408 of the HARPA report and are also at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-harpa.103/errata. Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-harpa.103/. Additional general documentation for the ray tracing programs is available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/programs.htm.
  23. Jones, R. M. (1982): Improved estimates of HF radiowave field strength near a land-sea interface. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-105. PB83165332.
  24. Jones, R. M., J. P. Riley, and T. M. Georges (1983): Measured ionospheric Doppler spreading of HF ground backscatter. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-109. PB83220764.
  25. Jones, R. M. (1983): A survey of underwater-acoustic ray tracing techniques. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-111. PB83250522.
  26. Jones, R. M. (1983): Acoustic-gravity wave dispersion relations in a baroclinic atmosphere. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-112. PB8324890. The erratum is available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/pubs/erratum3.htm.
  27. Jones, R. M., J. P. Riley, and T. M. Georges (1984): Frequency correlation of HF skywave ground backscatter Doppler spectra. NOAA Tech. Memo. ERL WPL-115, 83 pp. PB84204353.
  28. Jones, R. M., J. P. Riley, and T. M. Georges (1984): Statistics of HF skywave ground backscatter Doppler spectra. NOAA Tech. Memo. ERL WPL-116, 60 pp. PB84204973.
  29. Jones, R. M., J. P. Riley, and T. M. Georges (1984): Using measured variance of skywave radar sea-echo power spectra to estimate ionospheric Doppler broadening of mean spectra. NOAA Tech. Memo. ERL WPL-117. 53 pp. PB84214071.
  30. Jones, R. M. (1984): Groundwave height-gain functions near a shoreline. NOAA Tech. Rep. ERL 425-WPL 59. PB85160760.
  31. Jones, R. M., J. P. Riley, and T. M. Georges (1986): HARPA -- A versatile three-dimensional Hamiltonian ray-tracing program for acoustic waves in the atmosphere above irregular terrain. NOAA Special Rept , 410 pp., GovDoc No. C55.602:H 18; GPO Item No. 207-C-1; PB87132031, available from NTIS (National Technical Information Service) for $81.50 plus $5 handling fee per order, or at http://www.etl.noaa.gov/et1/infrasound/pubs/harpa.pdf. Errata are on pages 449-450 of the HARPO report. A partial list of the errata are at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/programs.htm#2-harpa/errata . Computer program tape: PB87132023. Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-harpa/, ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-models/, and http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/programs.htm#2-atmospheric_models/. Additional general documentation for the ray tracing programs is available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/programs.htm.
  32. Jones, R. M., J. P. Riley, and T. M. Georges (1986): HARPO - A versatile three-dimensional Hamiltonian ray-tracing program for acoustic waves in an ocean with irregular bottom. NOAA Special Report. 455 pp., GovDoc No. C55.602:H 23; GPO Item No. 0207-C-01; PB87172573, available from NTIS (National Technical Information Service) for $86.50 plus $5 handling fee per order, or at http://www.etl.noaa.gov/et1/infrasound/pubs/harpo.pdf. Errata are on pages 16-18 of the PC HARPO report and are also at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-harpo/errata. Additional errata are at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/programs.htm#2-harpo/errata. Entry point documentation available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/programs.htm#2-harpo/. Computer program tape: PB87171963. Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-harpo/, ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-nharpo/, and ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-models/. Additional general documentation for the ray tracing programs is available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/programs.htm.
  33. Howard, A. Q., R. M. Jones, and J. I. Simon (1986): Creeping ray analysis of resonance for prolate spheroid. 27 pp. June 1986. University of Arizona Department of Electrical Engineering, Tucson. ADA2098317.
  34. Georges, T. M., D. R. Palmer, R. M. Jones, and J. P. Riley (1988): A survey of acoustic techniques for monitoring El Nino. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-149, 58 pp. PB88157615. Abstract in J. Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 84, S91.
  35. Weickmann, A. M., J. P. Riley, T. M. Georges, and R. M. Jones (1989): EIGEN -- A program to compute eigenrays from HARPA/HARPO raysets. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-160. PB89165781. Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-eigen/.
  36. Georges, T. M., R. M. Jones, and R. S. Lawrence (1990): A PC version of the HARPO ocean-acoustic ray-tracing program. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-180, 18 pp. PB93163202. + disk (PB93504934). Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-pcharpo/ and ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-models/. Additional general documentation for the ray tracing programs is available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/programs.htm.
  37. Harlan, J. A., T. M. Georges, and R. M. Jones (1991): PROFILE - a program for generating profiles from HARPO/HARPA environmental models. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-198 (April 1991). PB91208710. Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-profile/.
  38. Jones, R. M. and T. M. Georges (1991): HARPX - a program to extend HARPO or HARPA ray paths in horizontally uniform media. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-201. 43 pp. (June 1991). PB92169903.
  39. Harlan, J. A., R. M. Jones, and T. M. Georges (1991): PSGRAPH - A plotting program for PC-HARPO, PROFILE, COMPLT and EIGEN. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-203 (July 1991). PB92169911. Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-psgraph/.
  40. Jones, R. M., and W. H. Hooke (1991): Dissipative waves excited by internal waves in the thermocline - phase-integral calculation of coupling. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-210. PB92123918. NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories, Boulder, CO, 43 pp. (Available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161) (September 1991).
  41. Jones, R. M., T. M. Georges, L. Nesbitt, and A. Weickmann (1991): Ocean-acoustic tomography inversion in the adiabatic-invariant approximation. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-217. PB92140466.
  42. Harlan, J. A., T. M. Georges, and R. M. Jones (1992): CONPLT - A program to generate contours from HARPO/HARPA environmental models. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-221. PB92218544. Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/raytracing/programs.htm#1-conplt/.
  43. Nesbitt, L., and R. M. Jones. A C Program for generating publication-quality plots. NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL ETL-242, 160 pp. + disk (1994). Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/tomography/.
  44. Nesbitt, L., and R. M. Jones. A FORTRAN Program for performing nonperturbative ocean acoustic tomography inversion. NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL ETL-243, 165 pp. + disk (1994). Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/tomography/.
  45. Weickmann, A. M., and R. M. Jones. A FORTRAN program for performing ABEL transforms. NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL ETL-244, 158 pp. + disk (1994). Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/tomography/.
  46. Nesbitt, L., and R. M. Jones. A FORTRAN program to generate comparison data to test tomography inversion programs. NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL ETL-245, 63 pp. + disk (1994). Computer program available at ftp://ftp.etl.noaa.gov/et1/tomography/.
  47. Jones, R. Michael, The differential equation for the vertical component w of the perturbation velocity for internal gravity waves in the ocean or atmosphere, including baroclinicity, vorticity, and rate of strain. http://cires.Colorado.edu/~mjones/dispersion/feb05b.pdf.
  48. Jones, R. Michael, Diagonal form for internal gravity wave dispersion relations for the ocean and atmosphere. This gives the details that are not in the paper to be submitted for publication in JGR Oceans. http://cires.Colorado.edu/~mjones/dispersion/jan05.pdf. http://cires.Colorado.edu/~mjones/dispersion/jan05b.pdf.
  49. Jones, R. Michael, The imaginary part of the group refractive index, unpublished manuscript, available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/group/aug07.pdf.
  50. Jones, R. Michael, Quantum Gravity and Mach's Principle: resolving the inconsistency between General Relativity and quantum theory by considering the interaction of local physics and distant matter, unpublished manuscript, available at http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/physics/Quantum%20Gravity%20and%20Machs%20Principle%202022.pdf.
  51. Jones, R. Michael, and Alfred J. Bedard Jr., Atmospheric Gravity-wave ray tracing: ordinary and extraordinary waves, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, submitted October 2017 http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/Publish/GravityWavesJAS/Gravity1JAS.pdf.
  52. Jones, R. Michael, and Alfred J. Bedard Jr., Atmospheric Gravity-wave ray tracing: ordinary and extraordinary waves, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics, Preprint, submitted 14 May 2018 http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/Publish/GravityWavesJASTP/Gravity1JASTP.pdf.
  53. Jones, R. Michael, Alfred J. Bedard Jr., Xinzhao Chu, & others?, Accurately representing the Coriolis effect on gravity waves, Preprint, http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/Publish/Coriolis/Coriolis2.pdf.
  54. Jones, R. Michael, Alfred J. Bedard Jr., Xinzhao Chu, Jackson Jandreau, Ian Geraghty, Jian Zhao, & others?, Accurately representing the Coriolis effect on gravity waves, Preprint, to be submitted http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/Publish/Coriolis/Coriolis6.pdf.
  55. Jones, R. Michael, Xinzhao Chu, Jackson Jandreau, & others?, Inertia-gravity waves in Antarctica: Using ray tracing to study measurements at McMurdo/Scott Base (77.83 deg S, 166.67 deg E), Preprint, to be submitted http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/raytracing/Publish/Coriolis/Coriolis8.pdf.

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