A new ionospheric scattering mechanism

dc.contributor.author	Wisemberg, J.
dc.contributor.author	Kockarts, G.
dc.date	1983
dc.date.accessioned	2017-06-28T12:59:33Z
dc.date.available	2017-06-28T12:59:33Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/5922
dc.description	The attachment of free electrons to neutral molecules followed by detachment from the resulting negative ions leads to fluctuations of the electron density in the lower ionosphere. Such fluctuations, superimposed on thermal fluctuations, enhance the scattering cross-section for an incident electromagnetic wave. A simple analytical expression of the cross-section is demonstrated independently by a thermodynamical method and by a stochastic formulation. Furthermore, a numerical simulation of the fluctuating electron concentration leads to a numerical cross-section profile which agrees with the theoretical expression.
dc.language	eng
dc.title	A new ionospheric scattering mechanism
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Physical sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.source.title	Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics
dc.source.volume	45
dc.source.issue	1
dc.source.page	47-53
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0021-9169(83)80007-5
dc.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-33750667722