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We present the results of numerical simulations of ionospheric parameters, which permit one to explain the occurrence of additional features in the ionograms obtained in the experiment onboard the “Mir” space station. During this experiment, the station flew below the electron-density maximum of the ionospheric F2 layer. It is shown that the “lower” traces of the ionograms can be evidence of the presence of a horizontal gradient in the ionospheric parameters.
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Danilkin, N.P., Kotonaeva, N.G. The Features of Ionospheric Radio Sounding Performed using the “Mir” Space Station. Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics 45, 431–439 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019960500782
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019960500782