Citation
Abstract
A general expression is derived for the electron density profile as a function of latitude and longitude for that part of the Earth which is in direct sunlight including dawn and dusk. This expression allows one to determine by standard means the range correction for arbitrary ray path directions. It is also shown that the naive application of the Chapman ionosphere entails range correction errors which for low elevation angles (<20 deg) and large solar zenith angles (>40 deg) cannot be tolerated. Numerical calculations are displayed showing the dependence of the range correction on the pertinent parameters. 1= [ N(s)ds (2)
Details
- Volume
- XI
- Published
- October 15, 1972
- Pages
- 53–61
- File Size
- 786.1 KB