Definition of a quality factor for single site location estimates

Coetzee, Petrus J.; Du Plessis, W.P. (Warren Paul)

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dc.contributor.author	Coetzee, Petrus J.
dc.contributor.author	Du Plessis, W.P. (Warren Paul)
dc.date.accessioned	2016-09-06T12:11:41Z
dc.date.issued	2016-06
dc.description.abstract	A technique to estimate the performance of Single Site Location (SSL) based on High Frequency (HF) direction finding (DF) for reigning ionospheric propagation conditions is described. This technique is based on classic propagation information (MUF, FOT, OWF, HPF, LPF, etc.) which can be deduced by ray-tracing through an ionospheric model such as the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI). The correlation between the elevation angle measured by an interferometric direction finder and the angles corresponding to the propagation conditions are used to assign a quality factor to the calculated SSL ground range result.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering	en_ZA
dc.description.embargo	2016-12-31
dc.description.librarian	hb2016	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	This work is based on the research supported in part by the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) (Grant specific unique reference number (UID) 85845).	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/agu/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1944-799X	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Coetzee, PJ & Du Plessis, WP 2016, 'Definition of a quality factor for single site location estimates', Radio Science, vol. 51, no. 6, pp. 555-562.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0048-6604 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1944-799X (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.1002/2015RS005799
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56632
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Radio Science American Geophysical Union (AGU)	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2016. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Interferometric direction finding	en_ZA
dc.subject	Ray tracing	en_ZA
dc.subject	International Reference Ionosphere (IRI)	en_ZA
dc.subject	Sky wave	en_ZA
dc.subject	Single site location (SSL)	en_ZA
dc.subject	High frequency (HF)	en_ZA
dc.subject	Direction finding (DF)	en_ZA
dc.title	Definition of a quality factor for single site location estimates	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA