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Table 1

Parameters of the polar and equatorial configurations.

Parameter Polar Equatorial Description
Hsat [km] 600 Satellite altitude
f [MHz] 157,542 Frequency of the wave
ϑ [°] 15 Angle between the LOS and the local vertical
γ [°] 15 75 Angle between the LOS and the local magnetic field
ψ [°] 0 75 Angle between (Oy) and its orthogonal projection in the plane (u, v)
αz [°] 0 Angle between (Ov) and the projection of the local magnetic field on the plane (u, v)
∆H [km] 20 Thickness of the turbulent layer
H [km] 350 Altitude of the turbulent layer
L0 [km] 2 Outer scale of turbulence
C k L 1034 Strength of ionospheric turbulence
A y 1 Anisotropic ratio per pendicular to Earth magnetic field
A z 3 10 Anisotropic ratio along Earth magnetic field
p m 4 Slope of the medium Power Spectral Density
Vuiono$ {V}_u^{\mathrm{iono}}$ [m s−1] 1,000 100 Drift velocity of the medium (u component)

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