Path integral formation of wave propagation in the ionosphere, 4
Abstract
The validity of the application of weak scatter theory to ionospheric scattering data has been examined. It is concluded that the weak scatter theory is not universally applicable. Born and Rytov weak scatter calculations are compared and the Rytov calculations is found superior. The Rytov calculations appear to explain the enhancement in the scintillation index (the ratio on the intensity variance to variance of phase) in the equatorial vis a vis the polar stations. This research effort will be completed under Contract Number 49620-82-C-0058.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- June 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982STIN...8233628S
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Scattering;
- Ionospheric F-Scatter Propagation;
- Mathematical Models;
- Scintillation;
- Approximation;
- Elliptic Differential Equations;
- Equatorial Regions;
- Ionospheric Electron Density;
- Parabolic Differential Equations;
- Phase Deviation;
- Polar Regions;
- Communications and Radar