We present the results of first studies of the modification of the ionosphere by high-power HF radiation, which were obtained using signals of high-orbit GPS/GLONASS navigation satellites. Enhancement of the ionospheric modification in the magnetic-field direction was observed for the first time. This leads to a total decrease in electron number density and the formation of electron density irregularities near the magnetic-zenith direction. The efficiency of using GSP/GLONASS satellite signals for the studies of the ionosphere modified by HF radiation is demonstrated. Prospects for further studies in this field are discussed.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 51, No. 11, pp. 934–938, November 2008.
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Tereshchenko, E.D., Milichenko, A.N., Frolov, V.L. et al. Observations of the magnetic-zenith effect using GPS/GLONASS satellite signals. Radiophys Quantum El 51, 842–846 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11141-009-9088-0
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