First Results from HF (High-Frequency) Oblique Backscatter Soundings to the Northwest of College, Alaska Using a Modified ULCAR Digisonde D-256

Abstract

This report describes, in detail, the modified air Weather Service Digital Ionospheric sounding System (DISS, AN/FMQ12) located at College, Alaska. The HF sounding system at College, Alaska is used to investigate the behavior of ground scatter, plus E&F-region direct backscatter caused by high latitude ionospheric irregularities. These echoes may manifest themselves as 'clutter' in the proposed Alaskan OTH radar system. Soundings to the northwest of College have been identified as ground scatter plus several types of auroral 'clutter' echoes. (rrh)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214931

Entities

People

  • Brett S. Delana
  • Robert D. Hunsucker

Organizations

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Antennas
  • Backscattering
  • Computer Programs
  • Frequency
  • High Latitudes
  • Ionosphere
  • Latitude
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Over The Horizon Radar
  • Radar
  • Radio Waves
  • Ray Tracing
  • Repetition Rate
  • Telluric Currents
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.