Book Description

Digital-computer routines in Fortran are described that synthesize artificial ground-backscatter displays from raysets, the punched card output of a three-dimensional ionospheric radio ray-tracing program. The theory is given by the authors in RadioScience (Aug. 1969). Sample displays in the elevation-azimuth, range-elevation, range-azmiuth, sweep-frequency, and range-time modes are shown, along with some additional displays that are useful in interpreting backscatter data. A routine for plotting intensity gradations on a cathode-ray-tube display unit is also described.