RAY TRACING IN THE IONOSPHERE
Abstract
The problems of tracing rays in the ionosphere for radio propagation, primarily for high frequencies (3 to 30 Mc/s) and above, are discussed. The limitations on 'classical' geometrical optics are described, and their applications to ionospheric problems are indicated. Some 'simplified' processes of ray tracing, which apply well at the earth's surface, but not in the ionosphere itself, are first presented. Next, ray-tracing methods which apply in an isotropic ionosphere, when the effects of the earth's magnetic field are negligible, are discussed. The results are then extended to more general cases of an isotropic medium, and then to an anisotropic medium (such as the ionosphere in the presence of the earth's magnetic field). Certain special problems which must be considered in ray-tracing studies are described next and finally, a few of the important areas for the application of ray tracing are noted.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0820670
Entities
People
- John M. Kelso