Transmission of Electromagnetic Waves Through Normal and Disturbed Ionospheres,

Abstract

The report presents the results of an analysis of the transmission of electromagnetic waves through the ionosphere. The objective of the calculations is to provide estimates of the propagation losses to be expected on communication links between satellites and the ground. A wide range of frequencies, 0.001 to 10 to the 10th power Hz, is considered, and normal and disturbed nighttime and daytime conditions are analyzed. The models and computational methods are summarized briefly in Section 2, extensive numerical results for the total transmission loss and height dependence of ionospheric attenuation are presented in Section 3, and the conclusions are given in Section 4. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0716678

Entities

People

  • C. M. Crain
  • E. C. Field
  • H. G. Booker

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Attenuation
  • Computational Science
  • Frequency
  • Ionosphere
  • Losses
  • Transmission Loss

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Business Analytics
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Space