Thus the MPTS will definitely increase the electron temperature in a small region of the ionosphere directly above the receiver. By changing the average electron energy, the chemistry of this localized region which involves electron reactions will be changed. The absorption of radio signals which pass through this region will also be altered substantially. However, the power flux in the MPTS beam will be reduced only negligibly. No deleterious environmental effects from the localized electron temperature rise have been identified.
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