A RAY-TRACING FORMULATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO SOME PROBLEMS IN OVER-THE-HORIZON RADAR

Authors
COLEMAN CJ
Citation
Cj. Coleman, A RAY-TRACING FORMULATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO SOME PROBLEMS IN OVER-THE-HORIZON RADAR, Radio science, 33(4), 1998, pp. 1187-1197
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Remote Sensing","Geochemitry & Geophysics","Instument & Instrumentation","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences",Telecommunications
Journal title
Radio science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00486604
Volume
33
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1187 - 1197
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-6604(1998)33:4<1187:ARFAIA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A simple, two-dimensional ray tracing scheme is developed and is appli ed to several propagation problems of importance to over-the-horizon r adar. In particular, it is used as the basis of schemes for the simula tion of oblique and backscatter ionograms. The efficiency of the schem e makes it ideal for applications where fast calculations are required , and an algorithm for inverting backscatter ionogram leading edges is developed as a particular example.