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Exact ray paths in a multisegment quasi‐parabolic ionosphere
Author(s) -
Hill Jay Roderick
Publication year - 1979
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/rs014i005p00855
Subject(s) - ionosphere , minicomputer , parabolic partial differential equation , ionospheric propagation , physics , layer (electronics) , mathematical analysis , computational physics , geophysics , geodesy , mathematics , geology , partial differential equation , materials science , computer science , composite material , operating system
Exact ray paths are calculated in a multiple quasi‐parabolic layer ionosphere. Ray fans, displayed by using minicomputers and microcomputers, aid in real time propagation assessment systems. Equations for valley layers are derived by using an inverted quasi‐parabolic layer.