Abstract
The oblique reflection of radio waves from a continuously stratified ionized medium is considered. In this paper the medium is assumed to be isotropic. The height profile of the effective conductivity is a Gaussian curve superimposed on the (undisturbed) exponential form. The reflection coefficient is shown to be influenced by the vertical location of the Gaussian perturbation. In some cases the magnitude of the reflection coefficient is increased while, in other situations, it is decreased. In nearly all cases, insofar as phase is concerned, the presence of the perturbation corresponds to a loweringof the reflection height.
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