Polar Azimuth Diversity HF Propagation Experiment,

Abstract

The report presents the results of an HF Azimuth Diversity Propagation Experiment conducted by RADC over several paths, transauroral and polar, separated in azimuth by 30, 70, and 100 degrees, as part of the RADC Adaptive HF Propagation Program. The data presented give the occurrence of several ionospheric characteristics important to the operation of HF networks in a disturbed environment. The analysis was performed on data collected furing the four seasonal periods to obtain statistical samples representive of each season under slightly disturbed as well as quiet conditions. The system used to collect the data was a network of three chirpsounder transmitters and one receiver, each sweeping over a frequency range of 2-30 MHz, once every five minutes. The transmitters were located at Ava, N.Y., Grand Forks, N. Dak., and Barter Island, Alaska. The receiving system was located at Thule Air Base, Greenland.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174157

Entities

People

  • Bertus Weijers
  • D. M. Haines
  • Kurt A. Baker

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Barter Island
  • Classification
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Databases
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Grand Forks
  • Information Science
  • Ionosphere
  • Load Monitoring
  • Power Spectra
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Processing Equipment

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.