MODELING OF HIGH-FREQUENCY OBLIQUE PROPAGATION AND HEATING IN THE IONOSPHERE

Authors
HINKELLIPSKER DE SHOUCRI MM SMITH TM WAGNER TM HANSEN JD MORALES GJ
Citation
De. Hinkellipsker et al., MODELING OF HIGH-FREQUENCY OBLIQUE PROPAGATION AND HEATING IN THE IONOSPHERE, Radio science, 28(5), 1993, pp. 819-837
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Telecommunications,"Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Radio science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00486604
Volume
28
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
819 - 837
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-6604(1993)28:5<819:MOHOPA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
An advanced ray-tracing numerical method is coupled to an ionospheric plasma transport code to model the self-consistent propagation of an o bliquely incident high-frequency (HF) beam in the ionosphere. An HF ra dar propagation scenario is presented as an application. During the da ytime, a density increase in the lower ionosphere is predicted causing the defocusing of the incident HF beam.