Ionosphere and Applied Aspects of Radio Communication and Radar

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Until recently, much of the communications technology in the former Eastern bloc countries was largely unknown. Due to the historically competitive nature of East/West relations, scientific groups operated independently, without the benefit of open communication on theoretical frameworks and experimental technologies. With these groups now working in a more cooperative manner, the need has grown for a comprehensive guide that assimilates the information in this vast knowledge bank.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Authors	p. xv
Abbreviations	p. xvii
The Regular Ionosphere: Main Characteristics and Processes	p. 1
Ionosphere Content	p. 2
Major Characteristics of the Ionospheric Plasma	p. 7
Transport Processes of Plasma in the Ionosphere	p. 13
Ionization-Recombination Balance in the Ionosphere	p. 17
References	p. 20
Nonlinear Phenomena and Plasma Instabilities in the Disturbed Irregular Ionosphere	p. 23
Physical Aspects of Nonlinear Phenomena in the Artificially Heated Ionospheric Plasma	p. 27
Interaction of Probing Radio Waves with Heating-Induced Plasma Instabilities Generated by Strong Radio Waves	p. 34
Plasma Instabilities of Natural Origin Generated in the Irregular Ionosphere	p. 38
Natural Thermal-Induced Instabilities	p. 40
Recombination Instability	p. 42
Kinetic Instability	p. 44
Kinetic Drift-Dissipative Instability	p. 44
Current-Induced Natural Plasma Instabilities	p. 45
The Current-Convective Instability	p. 48
Gradient-Drift Instability	p. 48
Two-Stream Instability	p. 52
Convergence Instability	p. 57
Dissipative Instability	p. 58
Drift-Dissipative Instability	p. 58
Rayleigh-Taylor Instability	p. 60
Hydrodynamic Instabilities	p. 60
Theoretical Aspects of Generation of Nonlinear Plasma Instabilities	p. 62
Nonlinear Wave-Wave Interactions in the Ionospheric Plasma	p. 63
Particle-Wave Interactions in the Ionospheric Plasma	p. 68
Nonlinear Saturation of Electrostatic Instabilities in the Ionosphere	p. 73
Numerical Analysis of Nonlinear Effects of Instabilities Generation	p. 78
References	p. 101
Radio Signal Presentation in the Ionospheric Communication Channel	p. 111
Bandpath and Baseband Signal Presentation	p. 111
Narrowband Signal Presentation	p. 114
Wideband Signal Presentation	p. 122
References	p. 125
Fading Phenomena in Ionospheric Communication Channels	p. 127
Path Loss: A Mathematical Description	p. 129
Slow Fading of Radio Signal: A Mathematical Description	p. 130
Fast Fading: A Mathematical Description	p. 131
Definition of Fading Phenomena in Static and Dynamic Ionospheric Channel	p. 136
References	p. 138
Evolution of Plasma Irregularities in the Ionosphere	p. 139
Diffusion of Plasma Irregularities in the Ionosphere	p. 140
Classical Description of the Diffusion Process in Plasma	p. 141
Diffusion of Small Plasma Disturbance in Weakly Ionized Plasma	p. 143
Diffusion of Plasma Disturbances with an Arbitrary Degree of Ionization	p. 164
Diffusion Spreading of Plasma Irregularities in the Middle-Latitude Ionosphere	p. 172
Drift of Plasma Irregularities in the Ionosphere	p. 192
A Classical Description of Drift in Unbounded Homogeneous Plasma	p. 194
Dynamics and Spreading of Arbitrary Irregularity in the Ionosphere	p. 207
Thermodiffusion of Plasma Irregularities in the Ionosphere	p. 231
General Problem Statement: Functions and Parameters	p. 232
One-Dimensional Heating of the E and F Layers of the Ionosphere	p. 234
Evolution of 3-D Heating-Induced Irregularity in the Ionosphere	p. 241
References	p. 248
Modern Radiophysical Methods of Investigation of Ionospheric Irregularities	p. 253
Radio and Optical Methods of Studying Artificially Induced Irregularities in the Ionosphere	p. 254
Radio Methods for Diagnostics of Heating-Induced Irregularities	p. 254
Methods of Investigations of Dynamics of Plasma Clouds in the Ionosphere by Rocket Injection	p. 268
Natural Ionospheric Irregularities and Methods of Their Parameters' Diagnostics	p. 287
Radio Methods of Diagnostics of Meteor-Induced and H[subscript E] Irregularities in the Middle-Latitude Ionosphere	p. 287
Radio Sounding of Sporadic Inhomogeneities and Bubbles in the Equatorial Ionosphere	p. 303
Observations of Irregularities in the High-Latitude Ionosphere	p. 359
References	p. 390
Performance of Radio Communication in Ionospheric Channels	p. 403
Absorption of Radio Waves in the Regular Ionosphere	p. 403
Radio Scattering Caused by Plasma Irregularities of Various Origins in the Ionosphere	p. 405
Experimental Investigations of Backscattering and Forward Scattering in Region E of the Ionosphere	p. 406
Theory of Backscattering of Radio Waves from Anisotropic Plasma Irregularities	p. 432
Forward Scattering of Radio Waves from Anisotropic Irregularities	p. 436
Power of H[subscript E]-Scatter Radio Signals	p. 442
Forward and Backscattering from Irregularities of the F Region of the Ionosphere	p. 449
Long-Distance Radio Propagation through the Ionospheric Channels	p. 455
Wave Propagation in the Ionosphere Disturbed by Powerful Radio Waves	p. 456
Capturing of Radio Waves into the Ionospheric Layered Waveguides	p. 469
Partial Scattering of Radio Waves in the D Region of the Ionosphere	p. 472
Methods of Design of Ionospheric Radio Propagation Channels	p. 477
References	p. 486
Optical and Radio Systems for Investigation of the Ionosphere and Ionospheric Communication Channels	p. 493
Devices and Systems for Diagnostics of Ionospheric Phenomena	p. 494
Optical Devices	p. 494
Incoherent Scatter Radars	p. 499
SuperDARN	p. 503
The Global Positioning System in Investigations of the Ionosphere	p. 505
Diagnostics of the Nonregular Ionosphere by LFM Ionosondes	p. 513
Developments of LFM Ionosondes in the Historical Perspective	p. 513
Operating Principles of LFM Ionosondes	p. 515
Monitoring of Ionospheric Communication Channels	p. 524
References	p. 531
Performance of Land-Sattelite Communication Links Passing through the Irregular Ionosphere	p. 539
Refraction of Radio Waves in Quasi-Regular Ionospheric Plasma	p. 540
Propagation Effects of Large- and Moderate-Scale Ionospheric Irregularities	p. 541
Effects of Large-Scale Irregularities on Radio Propagation	p. 541
Effects of Moderate-Scale Irregularities on Radio Propagation	p. 542
Fading Effects Caused by Small-Scale Ionospheric Irregularities	p. 545
Effects of Magnetic Storm on Land-Satellite Communication	p. 555
Parameters of Data Signals in the Land-Satellite Communication Links with Fading	p. 562
Main Parameters of the Information Data Stream	p. 562
Data Stream Parameters for Channels with Fading Caused by Magnetic Storm	p. 564
References	p. 567
Index	p. 571
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