Title :
Ray tracing in the ionosphere
Author_Institution :
NASA Ames Research Center, Space Sciences Division, Moffett Field, USA
Abstract :
The advantages of calculating the ray-position co-ordinates and time delay parametrically in terms of the vertical component of the wave-number vector, for a plane stratified plasma, are pointed out. The results are applied to ray tracing near the Spitze.
Keywords :
electromagnetic waves; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19680235
