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The ionosphere : IGY instruction manual /
Annals of the International Geophysical Year, Volume III: The Ionosphere covers the main branches of ionospheric research, particularly the vertical-incidence sounding technique. This volume is composed of seven chapters and begins with an introduction to the basic technique of pulse-sounding for mo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Pergamon Press,
1957.
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| Colección: | Annals of the International Geophysical Year ;
volume 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Ionosphere; Copyright Page; PREFACE; FOREWORD TO THE ANNALS OF THE INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; PART I: IONOSPHERIC VERTICAL SOUNDINGS; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. THE INTERNATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL YEAR; 2.1 HISTORICAL; 2.2 IGY PROGRAMME; CHAPTER 3. IONOSPHERIC PHYSICS; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 IONOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; 3.3 BEHAVIOUR OF RADIO WAVES IN IONIZED MEDIA; 3.4 EFFECT OF THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD; 3.5 IONOSPHERIC ABSORPTION; 3.6 SCATTERING OF RADIO WAVES IN THE IONOSPHERE; 3.7 VARIABILITY OF THE IONOSPHERE.
- 3.8 oblique incidence propagation3.9 methods of true height analysis; chapter 4. sounding equipment; 4.1 pulse measurements-general; 4.2 the typical ionosonde; 4.3 adjustments of the ionosonde; 4.4 antenna systems; 4.5 photographic processing; chapter 5. interpretation of ionograms; 5.1 introduction; 5.2 selection op the fundamental trace; 5.3 identification of the layers; 5.4 general problems of interpretation; 5.5 high-latitude interpretation problems; chapter 6. reduction of ionograms; 6.1 parameters to b e scaled; 6.2 scaling practices; 6.3 measurement of frequency characteristics.
- 6.4 characteristic heights6.5 scaling accuracy for critical frequencies and virtual heights; 6.6 transmission factors; 6.7 descriptive qualifying symbols; 6.8 tabulation of data; 6.9 statistical treatment of data; chapter 7. data quality; 7.1 the equipment; 7.2 scaling; 7.3 data reports; chapter 8. references; appendix i: scaling symbols; appendix ii: sounding schedules; appendix iii: suggestions for punched card formats; appendix iv: interchange of data and regional world centres; appendix v: suggestions for research at stations.