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Diffraction model of ionospheric irregularity‐induced heater‐wave pattern detected on the WIND satellite
Author(s) -
Guzdar P. N.,
Gondarenko N. A.,
Papadopoulos K.,
Milikh G. M.,
Sharma A. S.,
Rodriguez P.,
Tokarev Yu. V.,
Belov Yu. I.,
Ossakow S. L.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/1999gl003675
Subject(s) - ionosphere , satellite , ionospheric heater , interference (communication) , geology , remote sensing , radiation , radio wave , geophysics , meteorology , physics , optics , astronomy , computer science , telecommunications , channel (broadcasting) , quantum mechanics
High frequency (HF) radiation from the HAARP and SURA ionospheric heaters transmitted through the underdense ionosphere and received by the WIND satellite show the presence of strong spatial structure in the radiation pattern. A simple model based on the combination of ionospheric irregularities and interference effects has been developed to account for the observations. The analysis demonstrates the utility of satellite receptions as probes of ionospheric irregularities created or enhanced by powerful HF radio waves.