The Heaviside Layer

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:affects radio wave propagation
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Oliver_Heaviside
gptkbp:exists_at_altitude approximately 30 to 100 km
gptkbp:first_described_by 1902
gptkbp:has_role over-the-horizon radar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Heaviside Layer
gptkbp:is_affected_by solar activity
solar flares
ionospheric disturbances
gptkbp:is_characterized_by variable density
high electron density
electron density fluctuations
gptkbp:is_connected_to space weather phenomena
gptkbp:is_critical_for military communications
gptkbp:is_essential_for emergency communications
amateur radio operations
aviation communications
HF radio transmission
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:geomagnetic_storms
gptkb:wind
gptkbp:is_part_of ionosphere
global navigation satellite systems
radio frequency spectrum
upper atmosphere
D region of the ionosphere
gptkbp:is_reflected_in radio waves
gptkbp:is_related_to F layer
MUF (Maximum Usable Frequency)
gptkbp:is_studied_in atmospheric science
radio astronomers
gptkbp:is_subject_to seasonal variations
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:Telecommunications
long-distance communication
gptkbp:is_utilized_in satellite communications
gptkbp:known_as E layer
gptkbp:located_in Earth's atmosphere
gptkbp:measures ionosondes
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Oliver_Heaviside
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cats
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4