Ionospheric modification by radio waves: An overview and novel applications

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2400 Ionosphere (6929), 2403 Active Experiments, 2451 Particle Acceleration, 2483 Wave/Particle Interactions (7867)

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High-power high-frequency radio waves, when beamed into the Earth's ionosphere, can heat the plasma by particle collisions in the D-layer or generate wave-plasma resonances in the F-layer. These basic phenomena have been used in many research applications. In the D-layer, ionospheric currents can be modulated through conductance modification to produce artificial ULF and VLF waves, which propagate allowing magnetospheric research. In the mesopause, PMSE can be modified allowing dusty plasma research. In the F-layer, wave-plasma interactions generate a variety of artificially stimulated phenomena, such as (1) magnetic field-aligned plasma irregularities linked to anomalous radio wave absorption, (2) stimulated electromagnetic emissions linked to upper-hybrid resonance, (3) optical emissions linked to electron acceleration and collisions with neutrals, and (4) Langmuir turbulence linked to enhanced radar backscatter. These phenomena are reviewed. In addition, some novel applications of ionospheric heaters will be presented, including HF radar sounding of the magnetosphere, the production of E-region optical emissions, and measurements of D-region electron temperature for controlled PMSE research.

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