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VLF radio wave mode conversion for ionospheric depressions
Author(s) -
Wait James R.
Publication year - 1991
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 - 10.1029/91rs00833
Subject(s) - ionosphere , transmitter , allowance (engineering) , radio wave , mode (computer interface) , physics , perturbation (astronomy) , geodesy , telecommunications , geology , meteorology , geophysics , computer science , mechanical engineering , channel (broadcasting) , quantum mechanics , engineering , operating system
A simplified analysis is presented for the perturbation produced by a localized depression of the upper boundary of the Earth‐ionosphere waveguide. An earlier two‐dimensional model is generalized to deal with a depression which is limited in extent. Also, allowance is made for the depression to be laterally displaced from the great circle path connecting the transmitter and receiver.