Fluctuations of the field interference pattern near the 'dead' zone boundary
Abstract
A model electron density profile of the ionospheric F-region is constructed on the basis of radio-signal trajectory parameters measured with a highly directional antenna near the 'dead' zone boundary. The statistical characteristics of the fluctuations of the field interference pattern are calculated with allowance made for random inhomogeneities of the electron density. Estimates are made of the error in determining the ionospheric-layer critical frequency.
- Publication:
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Radiofizika
- Pub Date:
- 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988RaF....31..660B
- Keywords:
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- Directional Antennas;
- Electromagnetic Interference;
- F Region;
- Ionospheric Disturbances;
- Ionospheric Ion Density;
- Ionospheric Propagation;
- Fluctuation Theory;
- Random Processes;
- Trajectory Analysis;
- Geophysics