Title :
Inversion of OTH radar backscatter ionograms obtained by scanning in elevation
Author :
Benito, E. ; Bourdillon, A. ; Saillant, S. ; Rannou, V. ; Molinie, J.P.
Author_Institution :
DEMR, Onera, Palaiseau
Abstract :
A new inversion method to obtain the real state of the ionosphere with an oblique sounder is presented. This method takes some points on the backscatter ionogram obtained by scanning in elevation to estimate the parameters of the electronic density profile of the ionosphere. With these parameters, the real position of the target can be obtained by using a ray tracing.
Keywords :
airborne radar; backscatter; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; ray tracing; OTH radar backscatter ionograms; ionosphere electronic density profile; oblique sounder; ray tracing; Azimuth; Backscatter; Earth; Frequency; Goniometers; Ionosphere; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Ray tracing; Solar radiation; OTH radar; backscatter ionogram; inversion;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2008. RADAR '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1538-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1097-5659
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2008.4720817
