Title :
The 70th anniversary of ionospheric sounding
Author :
Rishbeth, Henry ; Davis, Christopher J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Routine sounding of the ionosphere is 70 years old. This article describes its origins, starting from the pioneering trans-Atlantic transmission of 1901, and its development from 1931 to the present day, together with some recent directions in research using ionosonde data
Keywords :
history; ionospheric techniques; ionosonde data; ionospheric sounding; transatlantic transmission;
Journal_Title :
Engineering Science and Education Journal
DOI :
10.1049/esej:20010402
