Worst cases for a one-hop high frequency link

The characterisation of a HF channel by means of monthly electron density profiles can be complemented with a detailed study of radio propagation «worst cases» on situations with extremes conditions of radiopropagation for a given period. These «worst cases» correspond to conditions that can be iden...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Miró Amarante, Gloria, Morena Carretero, Benito A de la, Radicella, Sandro María, Herraiz, Miguel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/49960
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/49960
https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-3497
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ionosphere
Radio propagation
Worst cases
Raytracing
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Sumario:The characterisation of a HF channel by means of monthly electron density profiles can be complemented with a detailed study of radio propagation «worst cases» on situations with extremes conditions of radiopropagation for a given period. These «worst cases» correspond to conditions that can be identified by means of cumulative distributions of the key parameter f0F2. This paper analyses the main parameters of the HF channel: time delay, apogee, elevation angle and transmission frequency with mean and extreme conditions. The method used to characterise the ionospheric channel is based on ray-tracing techniques.