Matlab tool to evaluate the propagation of electromagnetic waves in the ionosphere at HF and VHF

This M. Eng. is devoted to the study of the effects produced during the propagation of electromagnetic waves through an ionized medium, the ionosphere, in the presence of a magnetic field. For this purpose, a review of the ionosphere, electromagnetic propagation, and the state-of-the-art atmospheric...

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Autor: Fernández Niño, Elena
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/365837
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/365837
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Electromagnetic waves
Ionosphere
electromagnetic wave propagation
absorption
Faraday rotation
scintillation
Ones electromagnètiques
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica
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Sumario:This M. Eng. is devoted to the study of the effects produced during the propagation of electromagnetic waves through an ionized medium, the ionosphere, in the presence of a magnetic field. For this purpose, a review of the ionosphere, electromagnetic propagation, and the state-of-the-art atmospheric models. The main challenge addressed by this thesis is the development of an ionospheric Matlab simulator to assess the propagation of the electromagnetic waves through the ionosphere. The main novelty of this work is the introduction of the current atmospheric and ionospheric models, as well as the latest version of the international geomagnetic reference field. As a result of this project, a very powerful tool never developed before with these characteristics has been generated in the framework of an ESA project. In addition, an SDR-based receiver of satellite opportunity signals has been developed and deployed in the D3 building to measure scintillation effects.