Guidance of electromagnetic waves in the ionosphere and magnetosphere

Classical theory of guiding of electromagnetic waves along magnetic field lines is introduced for waves at frequencies below the electron cyclotron frequency (essentially to whistlers and low frequency hydromagnetic waves). Dielectric tensor and wave branches of a cold magnetoplasma; VLF and ELF waves; energy propagation of waves in anisotropic dispersive media; energy propagation of ELF-VLF waves in a homogeneous magnetoplasma; ray tracing; mode theory of guided wave theory; Bookers mode theory of electromagnetic wave guidance in the magnetosphere; and guidance of whistlers are treated.