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Interpretation of Anomalous Oblique Incidence Sweep‐Frequency Records Using Ray Tracing
Author(s) -
Kopka Helmut,
Möller Hans G.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1002/rds19683143
Subject(s) - depth sounding , oblique case , ray tracing (physics) , electron density , ionosphere , variation (astronomy) , very high frequency , sweep frequency response analysis , optics , electron , physics , computational physics , geology , geophysics , acoustics , astrophysics , philosophy , linguistics , oceanography , electrical engineering , engineering , quantum mechanics
Oblique sweep‐frequency ionospheric sounding experiments indicate that the propagation is affected by a horizontal variation of the electron density. To gain insight into the importance of these effects, ray‐tracing experiments were carried out. Examples show the influence of the horizontal variation of the electron density. Variations of the critical frequency as well as variations of the layer height are considered.