Digital Oblique Remote Ionospheric Sensing (DORIS) Program Development

The development and performance of a complete oblique ionogram autoscaling and inversion algorithm is presented. The inversion algorithm uses a three layer quasiparabolic model of the midpoint electron density profile. The inversion process is formulated as an optimization problem that uses a two-st...

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Main Authors: Kuklinski, Walter, Hazelwood, John, Reinisch, Bodo W.
Other Authors: MASSACHUSETTS UNIV LOWELL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1992
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Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA261750
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Summary:The development and performance of a complete oblique ionogram autoscaling and inversion algorithm is presented. The inversion algorithm uses a three layer quasiparabolic model of the midpoint electron density profile. The inversion process is formulated as an optimization problem that uses a two-stage simulated annealing optimization algorithm. The inversion algorithm was tested using both synthetic data and oblique ionogram data obtained for a link between Goose Bay and Wallops Island. The results of the inversion were compared with midpoint electron density profiles recorded at the Maine OTH radar.