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Nighttime sporadic E measurements on an oblique path along the midlatitude trough

Our measurements show deficiencies in the international standard model of the incidence of ionospheric sporadic E over the UK. In addition to increased propagation ranges at VHF, the low values reported of Doppler spread for propagation via sporadic E are important since these allow increased data rates for HF communication systems. This work forms an important input to the EPSRC-supported (EP/K008781/1, £347k) development of an engineering model for providing forecasts of signal quality for use by commercial airlines operating in the polar and sub-auroral regions

Reference: Dr. David Boteler, Head of Geomagnetic Laboratory, Natural Resources Canada, David.Boteler@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca.