UAG-93: Chapters 1 to 5 - URSI

TABLE OF COI{TEI{TS
Frontispiece and acknowledgements
ABSTRACT
LIST OF F]GURES AND TABLES
IERMI NOLOGY
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i. INTRODUCTION
2. IONOGRAII ANALYSIS PROCEDURES
2.1 Lamination Methods
2.2 Single Polynomial Methods
2.3 0verlapping Polynomials
2.4 Least-Squares Solutjons
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3. SELECTIoN 0F AN N(H) l.tETH0D
3.1 Rapid Estimation of Layer Constants
3.? Calculation of Monotonic Profiles
3.3 Full Calculations
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4. A GEI{EMLISED FORIiIIJLATION
4.1 Outl ine
4.2 The Bas i c Equati ons
4.3 Calculation Procedures
5. THEPROGRAI{
POLAN
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General Characteristics
The Standard Modes of Analysis
Curve Fi tt i ng Procedures
The Layer Peak
The Simpl ified Program SPOLAN
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STARTING PROCEDURES FOR THE ORDINARY RAY
6. 1 0utl ine
6.2 The Methods Used in POLAN
6.3 Daytime Starting l,lodels
6.4 A Night-time Starting Model
VALLEYPROCEDURES
FOR THE ORDINARY MY
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The Standard Vai 1ey
Addition of Physical Constraints
Val ley Options in POLAN
STARTCALCULATIONS
USING THE EXTMORDINARY RAY
B. i Practical 1y 0btainable Information
8.2 Inclusion of Extraordinary-Ray Data
8.3 The Slab Start in P0LAN
8.4 Physical Constraints and Height Iteration
8.5 The Choice of Scal ing Frequencies
8.6 0ther Start Procedures
VALLEYCALCULATIOI{S
USING THE EXTRAORDINARY RAY
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The Normal Analysis - Calculation of Vali.vl.Jidth
9.3 Calculation of Valley 1,,/idth and Depth
9.4 Resul ts |,li th Test Model lonograms
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