Publication Date:
2018-03-26
Description:
The theory of propagation in a direction almost parallel to the Earth’s magnetic field is
reviewed, calculating the group refractive index of the ordinary ray in the presence of electron-neutral
collisions. An electron density profile is estimated from the ordinary trace and is used to compute the
z-ray trace. It is shown that this reconstruction can help to identify the rare cases of z-rays from among
the numerous cases of duplicate ordinary traces, due to reflection from two different directions.
Received 13 June 2014, accepted 10 December 2014
Description:
Published
Description:
383-387
Description:
2A. Fisica dell'alta atmosfera
Description:
JCR Journal
Keywords:
ionosonde, ionosphere, radio propagation
;
01. Atmosphere::01.02. Ionosphere::01.02.05. Wave propagation
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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