Ionospheric effects on modern electronic systems

Author

Goodman, John M. ; Aarons, Jules

Author_Institution

US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

78

Issue

3

fYear

1990

fDate

3/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

512

Lastpage

528

Abstract

A basic overview of ionospheric phenomenology is provided. Some of the modern electronic systems of interest and the extent to which the ionosphere may place limits on design and operation are discussed. The effects of importance to electronic systems are defined, and the effects are discussed by frequency regime: the ELF (<3 kHz), VLF (3-30 kHz), and LF (30-300 kHz) bands. Shortwave and Earth-space propagation are considered. Special attention is given to systems for which propagation factors are predominantly deleterious; these include satellite communication and navigation systems that operate in the Earth-space regime. Special note is made of the fact that the solar maximum is to be reached in 1990-1 and that maximum ionospheric effects are anticipated during this period, which is predicted to be one of the most active epochs of the last 200 years

Keywords

ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; radiocommunication; radionavigation; radiowave propagation; reviews; satellite relay systems; 3 to 300 kHz; ELF; Earth-space propagation; LF; SW propagation; VLF; electronic systems; ionospheric effects; ionospheric phenomenology; navigation systems; satellite communication; solar maximum; Aerospace materials; Conferences; Geophysics; Information resources; Ionosphere; Radio frequency; Radio navigation; Satellite communication; Satellite navigation systems; Surveillance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.52228

Filename

52228