MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC WAVES IN THE IONOSPHERE

Abstract

The ten conditions which must be satisfied before simple magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves can propagate in a plasma are enumerated and discussed. Assuming that all but the tenth condition are satisfied throughout the ionosphere and that the earth is a perfectly conducting plane, the propagation of MHD waves in a horizontally stratified ionosphere composed of electrons, ions, and neutrals is studied when an arbitrarily oriented plane wave is obliquely incident at the lower edge of the ionosphere. The equations governing the behavior of the field quantities are cast in the coupled form suitable for computation by means of a high-speed modern computer, but no numerical results are obtained because of the prohibitive amount of work necessary to solve the equations in the case of oblique incidence. The velocity of MHD waves is formulated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1961
Accession Number
AD0256588

Entities

People

  • Hsing-Yin Chang

Organizations

  • Hughes Aircraft Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Amplitude
  • Charged Particles
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Frequency
  • Government Procurement
  • Intensity
  • Ionized Gases
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Radio Frequency
  • United States
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics