Oa. Molchanov et al., METHOD OF MODELING OF VLF WAVE-PROPAGATION IN THE EARTHS MAGNETOSPHERE AND UPPER IONOSPHERE, Radio science, 30(5), 1995, pp. 1597-1611
A method of ray tracing (RT) with amplitude variations for simulating
VLF wave propagation in a weakly inhomogeneous upper ionosphere and ma
gnetosphere is discussed in detail. This ray tracing plus amplitude (R
TA) technique is different from the existing ones in the selection of
the most complete model with all its plasma parameters dependent on ge
omagnetic activity, allowance of thermal correction to the refractive
index, and calculations of amplitude factors (coefficients of focusing
-defocusing, polarization, and linear amplification-attenuation). The
presented examples of calculations show that the introduction of the a
bove new elements in the RT technique makes it possible to clarify the
wave propagation properties and to account for numerous experimental
phenomena.