SAIP2010

Effect of different ionospheric and ground conductivities on the propagation of VLF radio waves within the Earth-ionosphere waveguide

Not scheduled

CSIR Convention Centre

Presentation Track D2 - Space Science

Speaker

Mr Stephen Meyer (University of Kwazulu-Natal)

Description

VLF (3-30 kHz) radio waves propagate with little attenuation within the Earth-ionosphere waveguide. There are numerous factors that determine waveguide propagation conditions such as ionospheric free electron density and the conductivity of the Earth’s surface along the propagation path. This paper examines how modifications of these factors alter the propagation of the VLF waves.