Title :
OTH-B coordinate registration experiment using an HF beacon
Author :
Weijers, Bertus ; Choi, David S.
Author_Institution :
Electromagn. & Reliability Directorate, USAF Rome Lab., Hanscom AFB, MA, USA
Abstract :
Over-the-horizon backscatter (OTH-B) radars provide long range, wide area surveillance by reflecting radio waves off the ionosphere. Estimates of the ionospheric reflection heights of the radar signals are used to convert from radar coordinates to ground coordinates for target detection and tracking. This paper describes the results of an experiment using an HF beacon to eliminate bias errors in the coordinate registration (CR) process
Keywords :
HF radio propagation; backscatter; electromagnetic wave reflection; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; radar applications; radar cross-sections; radar detection; radar tracking; search radar; HF beacon; OTH-B coordinate registration experiment; bias errors elimination; ground coordinates; ionosphere; ionospheric reflection heights; long range surveillance; over-the-horizon backscatter radar; radar coordinates; radar signals; radio wave reflection; target detection; target tracking; wide area surveillance; Azimuth; Backscatter; Chromium; Doppler radar; Frequency; Hafnium; Ionosphere; Optical reflection; Radar tracking; Target tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 1995., Record of the IEEE 1995 International
Conference_Location :
Alexandria, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2121-9
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.1995.522518
