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The model assumed consists of a spherical earth surrounded by a concentric ionosphere whose electron density increases exponentially with height. This elaboration of the usual homogeneous model appears to explain the observed attenuation for terrestrial propagation as a function of frequency in the range 100 c/s to 1 kc/s.
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