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Ionospheric absorption (ISAB) is the scientific name for absorption occurring as a result of the interaction between various types of electromagnetic waves and the free electrons in the ionosphere, which can interfere with radio transmissions.

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Ionospheric absorption

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Ionospheric absorption (ISAB) is the scientific name for absorption occurring as a result of the interaction between various types of electromagnetic...

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Ionosphere

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Program Ionospheric heater S4 Index Soft gamma repeater Upper-atmospheric lightning Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility TIMED (Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere...

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Riometer

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A riometer (commonly relative ionospheric opacity meter, although originally: Relative Ionospheric Opacity Meter for Extra-Terrestrial Emissions of Radio...

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Aurora

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known as auroral kilometric radiation (AKR), discovered in 1972. Ionospheric absorption makes AKR only observable from space. X-ray emissions, originating...

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Sudden ionospheric disturbance

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A sudden ionospheric disturbance (SID) is any one of several ionospheric perturbations, resulting from abnormally high ionization/plasma density in the...

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Schumann resonances

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the height of the ionosphere, latitudinal changes in the Earth's magnetic field, sudden ionospheric disturbances, polar cap absorption, variation in the...

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Amateur radio frequency allocations

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(DX) propagation tends to be more difficult due to higher D layer ionospheric absorption. Long-distance propagation tends to occur only at night, and the...

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Solar particle event

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lower region (D-region) of the ionosphere (around 50–80 km in altitude). This area is particularly important to ionospheric radio communications because...

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Solar flare

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particular the ionosphere, and does not reach the surface. This absorption can temporarily increase the ionization of the ionosphere which may interfere...

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Critical frequency

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the ionosphere, the limiting frequency at or below which a wave component is reflected by, and above which it penetrates through, an ionospheric layer...

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William Roy Piggott

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(IGY Instruction Manuals), Part I: Ionospheric Vertical Soundings and Part II: The Measurement of Ionospheric Absorption, published by Pergamon Press, London...

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Radio propagation

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are affected by the phenomena of reflection, refraction, diffraction, absorption, polarization, and scattering. Understanding the effects of varying conditions...

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Thermosphere

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process of the ionospheric plasma and causes therefore a decrease of the electron density within the ionospheric F-layer (negative ionospheric storm). A contraction...

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Index of radio propagation articles

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ion-acoustic wave - ionogram - ionosphere - ionospheric absorption - ionospheric reflection - ionospheric sounding - ionospheric storm - ITU model for indoor...

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Radio window

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The radio window's lower frequency limit is greatly affected by the ionospheric refraction of the radio waves whose frequencies are approximately below...

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High frequency

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waves graze the ionosphere at a very blunt angle, the MUF may be much higher. The lowest usable frequency depends on the absorption in the lower layer...

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Atmosphere of Earth

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rise with increasing altitude. This rise in temperature is caused by the absorption of ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the Sun by the ozone layer, which restricts...

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Near vertical incidence skywave

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frequency of the ionospheric F layer), refraction is insufficient to return the signal to earth and if it is too low, absorption in the ionospheric D layer may...

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Edward Victor Appleton

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pulse method, to make ionospheric measurements. It was later adapted by Robert Watson-Watt to detect aeroplanes. Nowadays, ionospheric data is important when...

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Atmosphere of Uranus

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Prize winner, showed that this band was caused by the weak quadrupole absorption of molecular hydrogen, which thus became the second compound detected...

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Barry Ramachandra Rao

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A S Mohana Rao; B Ramachandra Rao (1968). "Some studies on the ionospheric absorption at Waltair". Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics. 30...

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Electromagnetic radiation

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and results in shortwave radio beyond line-of-sight. However, certain ionospheric effects begin to block incoming radiowaves from space, when their frequency...

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Radio broadcasting

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AM transmissions cannot be ionospheric propagated during the day due to strong absorption in the D-layer of the ionosphere. In a crowded channel environment...

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Mesosphere

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temperature decreases with increasing height. This is a result of decreasing absorption of solar radiation by the rarefied atmosphere having a diminishing relative...

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