Irregular Component of Ionospheric Refraction

• Main Author: Elkins, Terence J
• Other Authors: AIR FORCE CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH LABS HANSCOM AFB MA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1971
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; *IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES; ALASKA; DIURNAL VARIATIONS; ELECTRON DENSITY; GREENLAND; IONOSPHERIC PROPAGATION; RADAR REFLECTIONS; REFRACTION; SCINTILLATION; TRAVELING WAVES; IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATIONS; PE62101F; Greenland; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0787246; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0787246

The effect of small to medium scale ionospheric irregularities on the pointing accuracy of UHF radars is examined for mid- and high-latitude sites. Refraction and range errors are estimated for typical situations as well as their elevation dependence. Examples of specific radar locations are presented. Published in Ionospheric and Tropospheric Limitations to Radar Accuracy, p81-101 n.d.