IonRayTrace: An HF Propagation Model for Communications and Radar Applications

: The overall objective of this work is to produce a high-fidelity, high-frequency (HF) prediction tool that can be used in diverse HF-based applications with minimal additional development effort. For example, this model should be the basis for long-range HF communications planning, including point-to-point loss, as well as maximum and lowest useable frequency (MUF and LUF) for arbitrary terminal pairs. In addition, IonRayTrace should be used for point-to-area estimation that can inform over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) applications such as prediction of probabilities of detection at a given time and location.