Measured ionospheric distortion of HF ground-backscatter spectra

Skywave-radar measurements of backscatter from land are used to estimate some statistical properties of the ionospheric distortion encountered by sea-state radars. We confirm that samples of the path spectrum P(\omega) are normally distributed and uncorrelated in frequency, and we estimate the first...

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Published inIEEE transactions on antennas and propagation Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 563 - 568
Main Authors Jones, R., Georges, T., Riley, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY IEEE 01.04.1986
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Subjects
Applied sciences
Distortion measurement
Exact sciences and technology
Frequency
Hafnium
Optical reflection
Propagation through the atmosphere
Radar measurements
Radar remote sensing
Radar scattering
Radiocommunications
Radiowave propagation
Sea measurements
Sea surface
Spaceborne radar
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Wave propagation
Wind driven sea
Radar observation
Sea state
Swell
Wind wave
High frequency
Electromagnetic wave
Sea wave
Signal distortion
Ionosphere
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Summary:Skywave-radar measurements of backscatter from land are used to estimate some statistical properties of the ionospheric distortion encountered by sea-state radars. We confirm that samples of the path spectrum P(\omega) are normally distributed and uncorrelated in frequency, and we estimate the first two moments of P(\omega) and their spatial and temporal correlation, for quiet F-layer daytime propagation. An empirical relation connects the equivalent width of P(\omega) and expected errors in estimating ocean wave height.
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ISSN:0018-926X
1558-2221
DOI:10.1109/TAP.1986.1143842