• DocumentCode
    1544061
  • Title

    Looking over the horizon (HF radar)

  • Author

    Headrick, James M.

  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    7/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    39
  • Abstract
    The history of HF (over-the-horizon) radar and its basic principles are outlined. Advances in signal processing that have made HF radar an operational reality are reviewed. Working units that the US Navy and the US Air force have in place, as well as some units under construction are described. Nondefence applications of HF radar, most notably the interdiction of drug traffickers and the monitoring of wind patterns over vast stretches of the ocean are noted.<>
  • Keywords
    military systems; radar systems; signal processing; 3 to 30 MHz; HF radar; US Air force; US Navy; drug traffickers interdiction; nondefence applications; ocean wind patterns monitoring; over-the-horizon radar; signal processing; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Earth; Frequency; Hafnium; Ionosphere; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radar detection; Radar signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.58421
  • Filename
    58421