Ionosphere and applied aspects of radio communication and radar. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nathan Blaunstein, Eugeniu Plohotniuc.
• Other Names: Blaunstein, Nathan; Plohotniuc, Eugeniu
• Contents: The Regular Ionosphere: Main Characteristics and Processes ; Ionosphere Content ; Major Characteristics of the Ionospheric Plasma ; Transport Processes of Plasma in the Ionosphere ; Ionization–Recombination Balance in the Ionosphere ; Nonlinear Phenomena and Plasma Instabilities in the Disturbed Irregular Ionosphere ; Physical Aspects of Nonlinear Phenomena in the Artificially Heated Ionospheric Plasma ; Interaction of Probing Radio Waves with Heating-Induced Plasma Instabilities Generated by Strong Radio Waves ; Plasma Instabilities of Natural Origin Generated in the Irregular Ionosphere ; Natural Thermal-Induced Instabilities: Recombination; Kinetic; Kinetic Drift-Dissipative; Current-Induced Natural Plasma Instabilities: The Current-Convective; Gradient-Drift; Two-Stream; Convergence; Dissipative; Drift-Dissipative; Rayleigh–Taylor; Hydrodynamic; Theoretical Aspects of Generation of Nonlinear Plasma Instabilities ; Nonlinear Wave–Wave Interactions in the Ionospheric Plasma; Particle–Wave Interactions in the Ionospheric Plasma: Nonlinear Saturation of Electrostatic Instabilities in the Ionosphere; Numerical Analysis of Nonlinear Effects of Instabilities Generation; Radio Signal Presentation in the Ionospheric Communication Channel ; Bandpath and Baseband Signal Presentation ; Narrowband Signal Presentation ; Wideband Signal Presentation ; Fading Phenomena in Ionospheric communication Channels ; Path Loss: A Mathematical Description ; Slow Fading of Radio Signal: A Mathematical Description ; Fast Fading: A Mathematical Description ; Definition of Fading Phenomena in Static and Dynamic Ionospheric Channel ; Evolution of Plasma Irregularities in the Ionosphere ; Diffusion of Plasma Irregularities in the Ionosphere ; Classical Description of the Diffusion Process in Plasma; Diffusion of Small Plasma Disturbance in Weakly Ionized Plasma; Diffusion of Plasma Disturbances with an Arbitrary Degree of Ionization; Diffusion Spreading of Plasma Irregularities in the Middle-Latitude Ionosphere; Drift of Plasma Irregularities in the Ionosphere ; A Classical Description of Drift in Unbounded Homogeneous Plasma; Dynamics and Spreading of Arbitrary Irregularity in the Ionosphere; Thermodiffusion of Plasma Irregularities in the Ionosphere ; General Problem Statement: Functions and Parameters; One-Dimensional Heating of the E and F Layers of the Ionosphere; Evolution of 3-D Heating-Induced Irregularity in the Ionosphere; Modern Radiophysical Methods of Investigation of Ionospheric Irregularities ; Radio and Optical Methods of Studying Artificially Induced Irregularities in the Ionosphere ; Radio Methods for Diagnostics of Heating-Induced Irregularities; Methods of Investigations of Dynamics of Plasma Clouds in the Ionosphere by Rocket Injection; Natural Ionospheric Irregularities and Methods of Their Parameters’ Diagnostics ; Radio Methods of Diagnostics of Meteor-Induced and HE Irregularities in the Middle-Latitude Ionosphere; Radio Sounding of Sporadic Inhomogeneities and Bubbles in the Equatorial Ionosphere; Observations of Irregularities in the High-Latitude Ionosphere; Performance of Radio Communication in Ionospheric Channels ; Absorption of Radio Waves in the Regular Ionosphere ; Radio Scattering Caused by Plasma Irregularities of Various Origins in the Ionosphere ; Experimental Investigations of Backscattering and Forward Scattering in Region E of the Ionosphere; Theory of Backscattering of Radio Waves from Anisotropic Plasma Irregularities; Forward Scattering of Radio Waves from Anisotropic Irregularities; Power of HE-Scatter Radio Signals; Forward and Backscattering from Irregularities of the F Region of the Ionosphere; Long-Distance Radio Propagation through the Ionospheric Channels ; Wave Propagation in the Ionosphere Disturbed by Powerful Radio Waves; Capturing of Radio Waves into the Ionospheric Layered Waveguides ; Partial Scattering of Radio Waves in the D Region of the Ionosphere ; Methods of Design of Ionospheric Radio Propagation Channels ; Optical and Radio Systems for Investigation of the Ionosphere and Ionospheric Communication Channels ; Devices and Systems for Diagnostics of Ionospheric Phenomena ; Optical Devices; Incoherent Scatter Radars; SuperDARN; The Global Positioning System in Investigations of the Ionosphere; Diagnostics of the Nonregular Ionosphere by LFM-Ionosondes ; Developments of LFM Ionosondes in the Historical Perspective; Operating Principles of LFM Ionosondes; Monitoring of Ionospheric Communication Channels ; Performance of Land– Satellite Communication Links Passing through the Irregular Ionosphere ; Refraction of Radio Waves in Quasi-Regular Ionospheric Plasma ; Propagation Effects of Large- and Moderate-Scale Ionospheric Irregularities ; Effects of Large-Scale Irregularities on Radio Propagation; Effects of Moderate-Scale Irregularities on Radio Propagation; Fading Effects Caused by Small-Scale Ionospheric Irregularities ; Effects of Magnetic Storm on Land–Satellite Communication ; Parameters of Data Signals in the Land–Satellite Communication Links with Fading ; Main Parameters of the Information Data Stream; Data Stream Parameters for Channels with Fading Caused by Magnetic Storm;
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 577 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 621.384; Ionospheric radio wave propagation; Radio -- Transmitters and transmission -- Fading; Radio -- Interference; Radar -- Interference; Artificial satellites in telecommunication; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Radio; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Mobile & Wireless Communications; Artificial satellites in telecommunication; Ionospheric radio wave propagation; Radar -- Interference; Radio -- Interference; Radio -- Transmitters and transmission -- Fading; Radiovågor; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420055177; 1420055178; 1420055143; 9781420055146
• Related ISBNs: 9781420055146
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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