Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10694178 | Advances in Space Research | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We present an algorithm for the identification of trace characteristics of oblique ionograms allowing determination of the Maximum Usable Frequency (MUF) for communication between the transmitter and receiver. The algorithm automatically detects and rejects poor quality ionograms. We performed an exploratory test of the algorithm using data from a campaign of oblique soundings between Rome, Italy (41.90 N, 12.48 E) and Chania, Greece (35.51 N, 24.01 E) and also between Kalkarindji, Australia (17.43 S, 130.81 E) and Culgoora, Australia (30.30 S, 149.55 E). The success of these tests demonstrates the applicability of the method to ionograms recorded by different ionosondes in various helio and geophysical conditions.
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Authors
Alessandro Ippolito, Carlo Scotto, Matthew Francis, Alessandro Settimi, Claudio Cesaroni,