The Influence of the Earth’s Ionosphere on the Polarization Characteristics of a Radio Wave in the High-Frequency Range

摘要

The features of the influence of the Earth’s ionosphere on the propagation of P-band radio waves are studied. Single-layer and two-layer models of the ionosphere, containing and not containing large-scale plasma inhomogeneities, are considered. The curvature of the propagation medium is taken into account. The estimates of the Faraday rotation angle and phase shift for different models are obtained.