Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 30, Problem 65PP
Figure 30.25b shows how continuous refraction in the ionosphere enables long-distance radio communication. Waves launched at angles steeper than θ don't refract enough to return to Earth, so they propagate through the ionosphere and on to space. You can therefore conclude that
- a. all points between A and B receive stronger signals from A than point B receives.
- b. points between A and B can't receive signals from A via the ionosphere
- c. the refractive index must become infinite at the maximum altitude of the radio signal.
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