Meteor scatter: an overview

Author

Weitzen, Jay A. ; Ralston, William T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Lowell Univ., MA, USA

Volume

36

Issue

12

fYear

1988

Firstpage

1813

Lastpage

1819

Abstract

The phenomenon of radio propagation using meteor trails is reviewed. Underdense and overdense propagation mechanisms are described. The multipath and fading profile of the meteor channel is examined. Mechanisms other than meteor trails that are commonly observed on meteor links and can change the characteristics of the meteor communication channel are considered. These include sporadic-E propagation, auroral scatter, ionospheric scatter, diffraction, line-of-sight propagation, and tropospheric scatter.<>

Keywords

fading; meteor burst communications; radiowave propagation; reviews; auroral scatter; diffraction; fading profile; ionospheric scatter; line-of-sight propagation; meteor communication channel; meteor scatter communications; meteor trails; multipath; overdense propagation mechanisms; overview; radio propagation; sporadic-E propagation; tropospheric scatter; underdense propagation mechanisms; Atmosphere; Military communication; Predictive models; Radio propagation; Radio spectrum management; Satellite broadcasting; Scattering; Transistors; Wind forecasting;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.14403

Filename

14403