Outline of radio science

One way of outlining the subject of radio science is listing the topics associated with it by authoritative bodies.

URSI[]

The International Union of Radio Science has several commissions corresponding to the following topics of interest:^[1]

Commission A - Electromagnetic Metrology
- Antennas
- Atomic-based mechatronics
- Bioeffects and medical applications
- EMC^{[expand acronym]} and EM metrology
- High-frequency and millimeter wireless metrology
- Impulse radar
- Interconnect and packaging
- Materials
- Measurements and calibration in propagation
- Microwave to submillimeter measurements/standards
- Noise
- Quantum metrology and fundamental concepts
- Space plasma characterization
- Techniques for remote sensing
- Test facilities
- THz metrology
- Time and frequency
- Time-domain metrology
Commission B - Fields and Waves
- Antenna arrays
- Antennas: recent advances and future outlook
- Antenna theory
- design and measurements
- Cognitive radio
- Complex media
  - bandgap structures
  - biological
  - geophysical media
  - metamaterials
  - and others
- Educational methods and tools
- Electromagnetic interaction and coupling
- Guided waves and waveguiding structures
- High-frequency techniques
- Imaging
- inverse scattering and remote sensing
- Mathematical modeling of electromagnetic problems
- Microstrip antennas and printed devices
- Multiphysics electromagnetics
- Nanoscale electromagnetics
- Nonlinear electromagnetics
- Numerical methods
  - differential-and integral-equation based
  - hybrid and other techniques
- Optical phenomena
- Optimization techniques in electromagnetics
- Propagation phenomena and effects
- Rough surfaces and random media
- Scattering and diffraction
- Theoretical electromagnetics
- THz antennas and propagation
- Transient fields effects and systems
- Ultra-wideband electromagnetics
- Wireless communications
Commission C - Radiocommunication Systems and Signal Processing
- Cognitive radio and software-defined radio
- Distributed sensor networks and sensors array processing
- Energy-efficient ("green") communications
- Information theory, coding, modulation and detection
- MIMO and MISO systems
- Novel radio communication systems
- Physics-based signal processing
- Radar target detection, localization, and tracking
- Radio localization and positioning
- Signal and image processing
- Spectrum and medium utilization
- Statistical signal processing of waves in random media
- Synthetic aperture and space-time processing
- Wireless networking
Commission D - Electronics and Photonics
- Broadband ubiquitous network
- Energy harvesting in wireless systems
- Fiber lasers and solid state lasers
- Graphene nanoelectronics applications
- Multi-physics modeling in radio frequency nanoelectronics
- Optical sensors and biosensors
- Plasmonics
- RF MEMS and NEMS
- Signal processing antennas
- 60 GHz electronics
- Trends in RFID for identification and sensing
- Trends in THz communications
Commission E - Electromagnetic Environment and Interference
- Communication in the presence of noise
- Crosstalk
- Electromagnetic compatibility education
- Electromagnetic compatibility measurements and standards
- Electromagnetic noise of natural origin
- Electromagnetic radiation hazards
- High-power effects of transients on electronic systems
- Spectrum management and utilization
Commission F - Wave Propagation and Remote Sensing
- Propagation measurements/models for fixed and mobile links
- Measurements of fixed and mobile channels
- Propagation models
- Multipath mitigation
- Fixed terrestrial links: measurements and design strategies
- Surface/atmosphere interaction
- Dispersion/delay
- Effects of natural/man-made structures
- Outdoor to indoor propagation
- Multi link MIMO channels
- UWB channel characteristics, Small cell propagation
- Remote sensing of the Earth/planets by radio waves
- Passive sensing at millimeter wavelengths
- Interferometry and SAR
- Sensing of snow in open and forested environments
- Remote sensing of precipitation
- Atmospheric sensing
- Sensing of soil moisture and biomass
- Ocean and ice sensing
- Urban environments
- Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)
- Underground imaging
- Propagation and remote sensing in complex and random media
Commission G - Ionospheric Radio and Propagation
- Ionospheric imaging
- Ionospheric morphology
- Ionospheric modeling and data assimilation
- Radar and radio techniques for ionospheric diagnostics
- Space weather - radio effects
- Transionospheric radio propagation and systems effects
Commission H - Waves in Plasma
- Chaos and turbulence in plasma
- Plasma instabilities and wave propagation
- Spacecraft-plasma interactions
- Solar/planetary plasma interactions
- Wave-wave and wave-particle interactions
- Waves in laboratory plasmas
Commission J - Radio Astronomy
- Detection of short-duration transients
- Developments in array technology for radio astronomy
- New telescopes, techniques, and observations
- Radio frequency interference mitigation and spectrum usage
- Square Kilometre Array
- Timely technical tutorials
Commission K - Electromagnetics in Biology and Medicine
- Biological effects
- Dosimetry and exposure assessment
- Electromagnetic imaging and sensing applications
- Human body interactions with antennas and other electromagnetic devices
- Therapeutic, rehabilitative, and other biomedical applications

ITU-R[]

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has several study groups, each made of working parties, as follows:^[2]

Study Group 1 - Spectrum management
- 1A: Spectrum engineering techniques
- 1B: Spectrum management methodologies and economic strategies
- 1C: Spectrum monitoring
Study Group 3 - Radiowave propagation
- 3J: Propagation fundamentals
- 3K: Point-to-area propagation
- 3L: Ionospheric propagation and radio noise
- 3M: Point-to-point and Earth-space propagation
Study Group 4 - Satellite services
- 4A: Efficient orbit/spectrum utilization for the fixed-satellite service (FSS) and broadcasting-satellite service (BSS)
- 4B: Systems, air interfaces, performance and availability objectives for the fixed-satellite service (FSS), broadcasting-satellite service (BSS) and mobile-satellite service (MSS), including IP-based applications and satellite news gathering (SNG)
- 4C: Efficient orbit/spectrum utilization for the mobile-satellite service (MSS) and the radiodetermination-satellite service (RDSS)
Study Group 5 - Terrestrial services
- 5A: Land mobile service above 30 MHz (excluding IMT); wireless access in the fixed service; amateur and amateur-satellite services
- 5B: Maritime mobile service including the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS); the aeronautical mobile service and the radiodetermination service
- 5C: Fixed wireless systems; HF and other systems below 30 MHz in the fixed and land mobile services
- 5D: IMT systems (International Mobile Telecommunications)
Study Group 6 - Broadcasting service
- 6A: Terrestrial broadcasting delivery
- 6B: Broadcast service assembly and access
- 6C: Programme production and quality assessment
Study Group 7 - Science services
- 7A: Time signals and frequency standard emissions: Systems and applications (terrestrial and satellite) for dissemination of standard time and frequency signals
- 7B: Space radiocommunication applications: Systems for transmission/reception of telecommunicated and tele-metry data
- 7C: Remote sensing systems: for space operation and for space research
- 7D: Radio astronomy: remote sensing systems and applications for Earth exploration meteorology and planetary sensing.

References[]

^ "SCIENTIFIC COMMISSIONS". International Union of Radio Science.
^ "Radiocommunication Study Groups". International Telecommunication Union.

[1] "SCIENTIFIC COMMISSIONS". International Union of Radio Science.

[2] "Radiocommunication Study Groups". International Telecommunication Union.

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