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Observations of Ionospheric Movements by the Use of a Large Aerial Array

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

B. H. Briggs
B. H. Briggs*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Adelaide
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The ionosphere does not behave like a smooth mirror for radio waves, but more like an irregular diffracting screen. When a radio wave is reflected from it, a random diffraction pattern is formed over the ground. Simple arguments can be used to show that this pattern will move over the ground with a velocity which is twice the horizontal velocity of the ionosphere. This phenomenon can be used for the detection of movements taking place in the ionosphere.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , December 1968 , pp. 150 - 151
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1968

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