Scientific Review on the Ionospheric Absorption and Research Prospects of a Complex Eikonal Model for One-Layer Ionosphere

The present paper conducts a scientific review on ionospheric absorption, extrapolating the research prospects of a complex eikonal model for one-layer ionosphere. As regards the scientific review, here a quasi-longitudinal (QL) approximation for nondeviative absorption is deduced which is more refi...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Settimi, Alessandro Ippolito, Claudio Cesaroni, Carlo Scotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Geophysics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/657434
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description The present paper conducts a scientific review on ionospheric absorption, extrapolating the research prospects of a complex eikonal model for one-layer ionosphere. As regards the scientific review, here a quasi-longitudinal (QL) approximation for nondeviative absorption is deduced which is more refined than the corresponding equation reported by Davies (1990). As regards the research prospects, a complex eikonal model for one-layer ionosphere is analyzed in depth here, already discussed by Settimi et al. (2013). A simple formula is deduced for a simplified problem. A flat, layered ionospheric medium is considered, without any horizontal gradient. The authors prove that the QL nondeviative amplitude absorption according to the complex eikonal model is more accurate than Rawer’s theory (1976) in the range of middle critical frequencies.
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spelling doaj-art-95dd2c0ffc724a27ae0bbcae52cc8ac32025-02-03T01:22:06ZengWileyInternational Journal of Geophysics1687-885X1687-88682014-01-01201410.1155/2014/657434657434Scientific Review on the Ionospheric Absorption and Research Prospects of a Complex Eikonal Model for One-Layer IonosphereAlessandro Settimi0Alessandro Ippolito1Claudio Cesaroni2Carlo Scotto3Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione di Geomagnetismo, Aeronomia e Geofisica Ambientale (ROMA 2), Via di Vigna Murata 605, I-00143 Rome, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione di Geomagnetismo, Aeronomia e Geofisica Ambientale (ROMA 2), Via di Vigna Murata 605, I-00143 Rome, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione di Geomagnetismo, Aeronomia e Geofisica Ambientale (ROMA 2), Via di Vigna Murata 605, I-00143 Rome, ItalyIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione di Geomagnetismo, Aeronomia e Geofisica Ambientale (ROMA 2), Via di Vigna Murata 605, I-00143 Rome, ItalyThe present paper conducts a scientific review on ionospheric absorption, extrapolating the research prospects of a complex eikonal model for one-layer ionosphere. As regards the scientific review, here a quasi-longitudinal (QL) approximation for nondeviative absorption is deduced which is more refined than the corresponding equation reported by Davies (1990). As regards the research prospects, a complex eikonal model for one-layer ionosphere is analyzed in depth here, already discussed by Settimi et al. (2013). A simple formula is deduced for a simplified problem. A flat, layered ionospheric medium is considered, without any horizontal gradient. The authors prove that the QL nondeviative amplitude absorption according to the complex eikonal model is more accurate than Rawer’s theory (1976) in the range of middle critical frequencies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/657434
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International Journal of Geophysics
title Scientific Review on the Ionospheric Absorption and Research Prospects of a Complex Eikonal Model for One-Layer Ionosphere
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title_short Scientific Review on the Ionospheric Absorption and Research Prospects of a Complex Eikonal Model for One-Layer Ionosphere
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