• DocumentCode
    992237
  • Title

    The Heaviside Layer

  • Author

    Marchant, E.W.

  • Author_Institution
    David Jardine Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Liverpool
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1916
  • Firstpage
    511
  • Lastpage
    520
  • Abstract
    Variations in received signal strength are ascribed partly to the existence of a "Heaviside cloud" layer consisting of masses of ionized gas at considerable heights. A partial bibliography of the subject is given. The theory of interference caused by a spherical reflector is given, and results of receiving experiments due to Mr. Leonard Fuller, are studied in the light of the derived theory. It is shown that the Heaviside layer is probably quite irregular, and that refraction of the traveling waves is probably existent
  • Keywords
    Antenna measurements; Atmosphere; Earth; Electric variables measurement; Frequency measurement; Gases; Ionization; Power measurement; RF signals; Reflection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Radio Engineers, Proceedings of the Institute of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0731-5996
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1916.217279
  • Filename
    1646012
    • Link To Document
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