Scattering of radio waves by a moving atmospheric rippled layer: A simple model-experiment

The results from a simple, light analog model-experiment are presented. Employing sinusoidal layers made from tinfoil it is found that the experimental results compare favourably with those obtained theoretically [1]. Experiments are then performed using layers of irregular shape. These experiments show that one would expect an atmospheric layer with irregular boundary to give rise to the same general type of permittivity field, from the point of view of degree of isotropy, as that observed in practical transhorizon experiments [3].