Title :
Observations of Doppler spread, time-of-flight and direction of arrival of HF radio signals on a path affected by the mid-latitude trough
Author :
Siddle, D.R. ; Stocker, A.J. ; Warrington, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Leicester Univ., UK
Abstract :
Measurements of the time-of-flight and direction of arrival are presented for an HF radio signal on a subauroral path between Sweden and the UK. During the day, the signal usually arrives from the great circle path (GCP) direction. However, at night, especially during winter and equinoctial months, the signal often arrives at azimuths displaced from GCP. To the north, signals are probably scattered from irregularities in the trough wall.
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; HF radio propagation; direction-of-arrival estimation; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Doppler spread; HF radio signals; azimuths; direction of arrival; great circle path; irregularities; mid-latitude trough; subauroral path; time-of-flight; trough wall;
Conference_Titel :
HF Radio Systems and Techniques, 2003. Ninth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 493)
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-755-1
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20030441