THE FORWARD-SCATTERING OF RADIO WAVES FROM OVERDENSE METEOR TRAILS
- 1 September 1957
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics
- Vol. 35 (9) , 1033-1041
- https://doi.org/10.1139/p57-115
Abstract
The forward-scattering of radio waves from overdense meteor trails is treated from an elementary point of view. The results indicate that the same geometric factors enter this problem as enter the problem of forward-scattering from underdense trails, and that the transition between underdense and overdense trails occurs at the same value of charge density as in the backscatter case. These conclusions are not expected to be generally valid when applied to individual trails, but at least they should provide a valid basis for the interpretation and prediction of the effects produced statistically by a large number of trails.Keywords
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