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A ray tracing formulation and its application to some problems in over‐the‐horizon radar
Author(s) -
Coleman C. J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/98rs01523
Subject(s) - ionogram , ray tracing (physics) , radar , over the horizon radar , computer science , backscatter (email) , scheme (mathematics) , ideal (ethics) , algorithm , basis (linear algebra) , tracing , horizon , simple (philosophy) , remote sensing , geology , optics , mathematics , telecommunications , physics , mathematical analysis , geometry , philosophy , electron density , epistemology , quantum mechanics , wireless , operating system , electron
A simple, two‐dimensional ray tracing scheme is developed and is applied to several propagation problems of importance to over‐the‐horizon radar. In particular, it is used as the basis of schemes for the simulation of oblique and backscatter ionograms. The efficiency of the scheme 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.