Direct Cerenkov excitation of waveguide modes by a mobile ionospheric heater

Radio Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 859-867

  Borisov, N ^a,c   Gurevich, A ^a,c,d   Papadopoulos, K ^a   Chang, C L ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEATING; IONOSPHERE; LIGHT VELOCITY;

CERENKOV EMISSION; DIRECT CERENKOV EXCITATION; IONOSPHERIC HEATING; MOBILE IONOSPHERIC HEATER; PHASE VELOCITY; WAVEGUIDE MODES;

WAVEGUIDES;

ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVITY; CERENKOV; DIRECTION OF MOTION; EARTH IONOSPHERE WAVEGUIDE; IONOSPHERIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONOSPHERIC HEATING; RADIATION COUPLING; WAVEGUIDE MODE;

EID: 0030189282     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS00720     Document Type: Article

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