Ionospheric Heating with Oblique Waves. Volume 1. Electron Density Perturbations

Ionospheric Heating with Oblique Waves. Volume 1. Electron Density Perturbations

The transport and chemical equations that described electron density and temperature changes produced by electric fields in the ionosphere are derived and cast into a form suitable for numerical integration. By using those equations in conjunction with previously developed methods for calculating el...

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Hauptverfasser: Fields, E C , Jr, Bloom, R M, Heikes, K E
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Atmospheric Physics
CAUSTICS
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRON DENSITY
HEATING
HIGH FREQUENCY
IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES
IONOSPHERIC MODELS
IONOSPHERIC MODIFICATION
NUMERICAL INTEGRATION
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PERTURBATIONS
POWER
PROPAGATION
RADIATION PATTERNS
RADIO WAVES
SOLUTIONS(GENERAL)
TEMPERATURE
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
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Zusammenfassung:The transport and chemical equations that described electron density and temperature changes produced by electric fields in the ionosphere are derived and cast into a form suitable for numerical integration. By using those equations in conjunction with previously developed methods for calculating electric fields near caustics, the density and temperature changes produced by an oblique ionospheric high-frequency heater can be computed straightforwardly. The necessary inputs are: (1) heater power, (2) heater radiation pattern, (3) heater frequency, and (4) model ionosphere. Analytical solutions for idealized heater beamshapes indicate that heat conduction and diffusion are also presented. (JHD)