Theory of VHF Scattering by Field-Aligned Irregularities in the Ionosphere.

Abstract

The theory which describes the scattering of VHF radiowaves by anisotropic irregularities aligned along the earth's magnetic field is presented and applied to treat auroral scatter. Results which show the aspect sensitivity, polarization effects, antenna bandwidth effects and frequency dependence of auroral are presented. Keywords include: Field Aligned Scatter, Auroral Scatter, Anisotropic Scatter, and VHF Propagation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA173132

Entities

People

  • Alfonso Malaga

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geometry
  • High Altitude
  • High Latitudes
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Polarization
  • Power
  • Scattering
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.