Atmospheric diffraction type of dust in the atmosphere. The ionosphere is a layer of partially ionized gases high above the majority of the Earth's atmosphere; these gases are ionized by cosmic rays originating on the sun. When radio waves travel into this zone, which commences about 80 kilometers above the earth, they experience diffraction in a manner similar to the visible light phenomenon described above. In this case some of the electromagnetic energy is bent in a large arc, such that it can return to the Earth's surface at a very distant point (on the order of hundreds of kilometers from the
Radio Waves (Eli Young Band song) on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart on the chart dated July 25, 2009. Radio Waves (Eli Young Band song) "Radio Waves" is a song recorded by American country music group Eli Young Band. It was released in June 2009 as the third single from the album "Jet Black & Jealous". The song reached number 35 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart. The song was written by Mike Eli and Blu Sanders. "Radio Waves" is an up-tempo song in which the male narrator is reflecting on a past relationship with regret. The narrator sings the song to former lover