Satellite-assisted study of short-wave spatial structure parameters

Satellite data are used to establish the relationship between the spatial structure parameters of short waves propagating in the ionosphere and horizontal transverse and longitudinal inhomogeneities of the ionosphere. The experiment involved the transmission of signals at 15, 18, and 20 MHz from the Soyuz-9 satellite, while interpretation of the data was based on a comparison of measured Doppler shifts with computed ray structure parameters of the ionosphere. Attention is given to the characteristics of the spatial energy-dissipation of short waves, associated with wave scattering on inhomogeneities.