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Ionospheric Oblique Incidence Soundings by Satellites

Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

The oblique incidence sweep-frequency ionospheric sounding technique uses the same principle of operation as the vertical incidence sounder. The primary difference is that the transmitter and receiver are located at different places so that the signal is reflected at an angle. The most common use of these sounders is to operationally investigate optimum conditions for radio propagation. According to Rawer (1969), no attempts are known to have been made to compute electron density versus height profiles from oblique incidence ionograms. These oblique incidence soundings do not adequately substitute for the vertical soundings. These data are static and receipt of new data is not anticipated.

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Dates

Metadata Date September 18, 2015
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
Reference Date(s) January 1, 1958 (publication)
Frequency Of Update notPlanned

Metadata Source

Harvested from NGDC STP Ionosphere

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Ionosonde station

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date September 18, 2015
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
Reference Date(s) January 1, 1958 (publication)
Responsible Party Unknown
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.stp.ionosphere:G00563
Access Constraints Use Constraints: None, Access Constraints: No Constraints
Bbox East Long 180.00
Bbox North Lat 90.00
Bbox South Lat -90.00
Bbox West Long -180.00
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update notPlanned
Graphic Preview Description Ionosonde station
Graphic Preview File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/iono/image/iono_jetsmall.gif
Graphic Preview Type gif
Harvest Object Id 08eb0219-9af4-406e-89f8-e1e885c8d69b
Harvest Source Id 369678b9-92fb-448e-8f6a-1654fe221897
Harvest Source Title NGDC STP Ionosphere
Licence While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Metadata Language eng; USA
Metadata Type geospatial
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 1957-01-15
Temporal Extent End 1975-01-01

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