Sea-land transitions identification for Coordinate Registration of Over The Horizon Sky-Wave Radar: Numerical model for performance analysis

We recently proposed a correlation method for the real time Coordinate Registration (CR) of the received echo by Over The Horizon Sky Wave Radar (OTHR-SW) based on a priori knowledge of the positions of the sea-land transitions within the radar coverage area. In this paper we present a simulator that can be used for performance analysis of the proposed CR method in realistic OTHR scenarios. Some simulation result are presented and discussed assuming a single sea-land transition scenario and a geographically invariant vertical electron density profile.