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Dr.Robert M. Manning
Institution: NASA John. H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field
Role: Senior Engineer
E-mail: Robert.M.Manning@nasa.gov

BIO

Dr. Robert M. Manning is a senior engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland, Ohio. His specialty is stochastic electromagnetic wave propagation through random media. He is responsible for the development of the statistical rain attenuation prediction model that was used in the design and development of NASA’s Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS).

Dr. Manning earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in physics from Case Western Reserve University. He has conducted theoretical work concerning image propagation through the atmosphere and ocean and is currently engaged in the assessment of ultra-high-bandwidth propagation through planetary atmospheres. Dr. Manning is the author of the graduate reference book, Stochastic Electromagnetic Image Propagation and Adaptive Compensation (McGraw-Hill, 1993), as well as over 30 other publications. He is listed in Who’s Who in Optical Science and Engineering, Who’s Who of Professionals, and American Men and Women of Science.


PUBLICATIONS

Manning, R.M.: The Mutual Coherence Function of an Optical Wave in Turbulent Particle Laden Seawater, I. Gould Ocean Systems Div., Internal Memorandum, Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1980.

Manning, R.M.; Merat, F.L.; and Claspy, P.C.: The Mutual Coherence Function of an Optical Wave in Turbulent Particle Laden Seawater, II. Gould Ocean Systems Div., Internal Memorandum, Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1981.

Manning, R.M.; Merat, F.L.; and Claspy, P.C.: Strong Fluctuation Analysis of Optical Propagation in an Absorbing Atmosphere. Opt. News vol. 7, no. 3, 1981.

Manning, R.M.; Merat, F.L.; and Claspy, P.C.: Theoretical Investigation of Millimeter Wave Propagation Through a Clear Atmosphere. Millimeter Wave Technology, Proc. SPIE, vol. 337, 1982.

Manning, R.M.; Gasiewski, A.J.; Claspy, P.C.; and Merat, F.L.: Phase and Amplitude Fluctuations in Near-Millimeter Gaussian Beams. Proceedings of Seventh International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Marseilles, France, 1983.

Manning, R.M.: Theoretical Investigation of Millimeter Wave Propagation Through a Clear Atmosphere, II. Laser Beam Propagation in the Atmosphere, Proc. SPIE, vol. 410, 1983.

Manning, R.M.; Merat, F.L.; and Claspy, P.C.: Characterization of Millimeter Wave Propagation Through a Turbid Atmosphere. Optical Engineering for Cold Environments, Proc. SPIE, vol. 414, 1983.

Manning, R.M.: An Inhomogeneous Rain Attenuation Model for Satellite Link Attenuation Predictions. 1984 International Symposium Digest -Antennas and Propagation, IEEE, vol. II, 1984.

Manning, R.M.: A Rain Attenuation Model for Satellite Link Attenuation Predictions Incorporating the Spatial Inhomogeneity of Rainrate. Int. J. Satellite Commun. 2, 1984.

Manning, R.M.; and Merat, F.L.: The Determination of Atmospheric Propagation Parameters at Optical and Millimeter Wavelengths Via the Statistical Quasi-Optical Method. 1985 International Symposium Digest -Antennas and Propagation, IEEE, vol. II, 1985.

Manning, R.M.: A Model for Wave Propagation in an Anisotropic Turbulent Atmosphere. 1985 International Symposium Digest -Antennas and Propagation, IEEE, vol. II, 1985.

Manning, R.M.; Sitterle, J.J.; Claspy, P.C.; and Merat, F.L.: Instrumentation for Near-Millimeter Wave Propagation Studies. Millimeter Wave Technology III, Proc. SPIE, vol. 544, 1985.

Manning, R.M.: An Anisotropic Turbulence Model for Wave Propagation Near the Surface of the Earth. IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. AP 34, no. 2, 1986.

Manning, R.M.: An Optical Inversion Technique to Remotely Sense Atmospheric Turbulence Spectra, Cn2 Profiles, and Cross-Wind Velocity. Remote Sensing, Proc. SPIE, vol. 644, 1986.

Manning, R.M.; Sitterle, J.J.; Claspy, P.C.; and Merat, F.L.: Instrumentation for Near-Millimeter Wave Propagation Studies. Opt. Eng., vol. 25, no. 8, 1986.

Manning, R.M.: A Statistical Rain Attenuation Prediction Model With Application to the Advanced Communication Technology Satellite Project, I: Theoretical Development and Application to Yearly Predictions for Selected Cities in the United States. NASA CR -179498, 1986.

Manning, R.M.: A Rain Attenuation Prediction Model for Satellite Link Availability Using Location Dependent Rain Statistics. 1987 International Symposium Digest- Antennas and Propagation, IEEE vol. I, 1987.

Manning, R.M.: A Statistical Rain Attenuation Prediction Model With Application to the Advanced Communication Technology Satellite Project, II: Theoretical Development of a Dynamic Model and Application to Rain Fade Durations and Tolerable Control Delays for Fade Countermeasures. NASA TM 100242, 1987.

Manning, R.M.: Space Communication Link Propagation Data for Selected Cities Within the Multiple Beam and Steerable Antenna Coverage Areas of the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite. NASA TM -100861, 1988.

Manning, R.M.: New Method for Image Propagation Through a Turbid Atmosphere: Radiative Image Transfer Theory. Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave Propagation Engineering, Proc. SPIE, vol. 926, 1988.

Manning, R.M.: Radiative Transfer Theory for Inhomogeneous Media With Random Extinction and Scattering Coefficients. J. Math. Phys. vol. 30, no. 10, 1989.

Manning, R.M.: A Unified Static and Dynamic Rain Attenuation Model for Communication Link Fade Predictions and Optimal Stochastic Fade Control Design Using Location Dependent Rain Statistics. Int. J. Satellite Commun., vol. 8, 1990.

Manning, R.M.: A Statistical Rain Attenuation Prediction Model With Application to the Advanced Communication Technology Satellite Project, III: A Stochastic Rain Fade Control Algorithm for Satellite Link Power Via Nonlinear Markov Filtering Theory. NASA TM -100243, 1991.

Manning, R.M.: Application of Radiative Transfer Theory to the Assessment of the Overall OTF and Contrast Degradation of an Image in an Inhomogeneous Turbulent and Turbid Atmosphere. Characterization, Propagation, and Simulation of Sources and Backgrounds II, Proc. SPIE, vol. 1687, 1992.

Manning, R.M.: Stochastic Electromagnetic Image Propagation Through the Atmosphere. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1993.

Manning, R.M.: Enhanced Backscattering in Turbulent and Turbid Media. In preparation.

Manning, R.M.: Ka-Band Rain Attenuation Prediction- A New Challenge in Modeling Communication Link Performance. Proceedings of the Ka-Band Utilization Conference, Rome, Italy, 1995.

Manning, R.M.: Beam Wave Propagation Within the Second Rytov Perturbation Approximation. Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, vol. 39, no. 4, 1996.

Manning, R.M.: A Unified Diffraction and Reflective Scatter Model for the Assessment of Wireless Communication in Urban Environments. IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 1996.

Manning, R.M.: Yarbrough, A.D.; Abramowitz, L.R.; and Allen-Neldner, E.: Rain Attenuation and Link Availability Modeling at Ka-Band -Implications and Issues. Milcom 99 Proceedings, Atlantic City, NJ, 1999.

Manning, R.M.: Real-Time In Situ Signal-to-Noise Ratio Estimation for the Assessment of Operational Communications Links. NASA/TM- 2002-211703, 2002.

Manning, R.M.: "A Short Note on the Derivation of the Atmospheric Transfer Function for a Communications Channel and its Connection to Associated Propagation Parameters", NASA Technical Memorandum, NASA/TM-2004-212975, March, 2004.

Manning, R. M.: "The Extended Parabolic Equation Method and its Implication of Results for Atmospheric Millimeter-Wave and Optical Propagation", NASA Technical Memorandum, NASA/TM-212944, March, 2004.

Manning, R.M.: "Application of an Extended Parabolic Equation to the Calculation of the Mean Field and the Transverse and Longitudinal Mutual Coherence Functions Within Atmospheric Turbulence", NASA Technical Memorandum, NASA/TM-2005-213841, August, 2005.

R. M. Manning, "An Extended Parabolic Equation and its Application to the Calculation of Transverse and longitudinal Mutual coherence Functions in Atmospheric Turbulence", Waves in Random and Complex Media 15 (3), pp. 405-416 (2005)


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