Relative Attenuation of TM-TE Waves Propagating in the Earth-Ionosphere Waveguide

Abstract

Ionospheric and ground reflection coefficients for transverse magnetic (TM) and transverse electric (TE) waves are given, at a frequency of 17 kHz and over a wide range of incidence angles. Both normal and severely disturbed ionospheric conditions are considered, and the relative attenuations of the TM and TE waves upon reflection from a soil of high electrical conductivity, and from ice, are given. A method of determining modal resonance angles from computations of ionospheric and ground reflection coefficients is described, and estimates of the relative attenuation rates of the TM and TE waves propagating in the earth-ionosphere waveguide are given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 27, 1972
Accession Number
AD0740578

Entities

People

  • Edward A. Lewis
  • Paul A. Kossey

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Attenuation
  • Boundaries
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Computer Programs
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Ionosphere
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Plane Waves
  • Resonance
  • Security
  • Transverse
  • Waveguides

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics