R. Michael Jones Preprints and Reports, as of March 2024
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- 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.
- Jones, R.. M. (1966): A three-dimensional ray tracing computer
program. ESSA Tech. Rep. IER 17-ITSA 17. 112 pp. PB174502.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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/ .
- 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/.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jones, R. M. (1981): Bending of a ray in a random inhomogeneous
medium. NOAA Tech. Memo ERL WPL-77. PB8214896.
- 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.
- Jones, R. M. (1981): The frequency shift of a pulse by a time
independent, dispersive, lossy medium. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-80.
PB8211977.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jones, R. M. (1981): The mean and variance of skywave radar
sea-echo power spectra. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-86. PB82175969.
- Jones, R. M. (1982): Algorithms for reflecting rays from general
topographic surfaces in a ray tracing program. NOAA Tech. Memo
ERL WPL-98. PB83112953.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jones, R. M. (1982): Improved estimates of HF radiowave field
strength near a land-sea interface. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-105.
PB83165332.
- 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.
- Jones, R. M. (1983): A survey of underwater-acoustic ray tracing
techniques. NOAA Tech Memo ERL WPL-111. PB83250522.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jones, R. M. (1984): Groundwave height-gain functions near a
shoreline. NOAA Tech. Rep. ERL 425-WPL 59. PB85160760.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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/.
- 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.
- 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/.
- 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.
- 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/.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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/.
- 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/.
- 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/.
- 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/.
- 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/.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jones, R. Michael, The imaginary part of the group refractive index,
unpublished manuscript, available at
http://cires.colorado.edu/~mjones/group/aug07.pdf.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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