You searched for: “scatter
A unit related to: “scatter
(Latin: horizontal layer; stretched, spread out; layer, cloud layer; strew, scatter, disperse)
(Latin: to sprinkle, to scatter)
(Latin: to scatter, to strew or to spread here and there, to sprinkle)
Word Entries containing the term: “scatter
ionospheric D scatter meteor burst
1. An electrical activity caused by infalling meteors that allows the penetration of radio waves from the ionosphere's D layer.
2. A disturbance that affects ionospheric scatter communications resulting from the penetration of meteors through the D region of the ionospheric layer.
This entry is located in the following units: ion, ion- + (page 8) sphero-, spher-, -sphere- (page 9)
ionospheric scatter
1. The transmission of electromagnetic waves by means of scatter, because of the variations within the ionosphere.
2. A form of scatter propagation in which radio waves are scattered by the lower E layer of the ionosphere to permit communication over distances from 600 to 1400 miles (1000 to 2250 kilometers) when using the frequency range of about 25 to 100 megahertz.
This entry is located in the following units: ion, ion- + (page 9) sphero-, spher-, -sphere- (page 9)