Articles | Volume 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-17-205-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-17-205-2019
19 Sep 2019
 | 19 Sep 2019

Estimation of ionospheric reflection height using long wave propagation

Dieter Keuer

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Short summary
Phase height measurements of low frequency radio waves are used to study the long-term variability of the mesosphere over Europe. But a refinement of this measurements suggest that it must be considered as one that only reflects integral properties of the hole region from the mesosphere over the stratosphere down to the troposphere. The sole coupling of these measurements to the mesosphere must be dropped.