How do ionospheric heaters like EISCAT work and what is ionospheric reflection?

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Could someone explain to me what ionospheric heaters (like the one at EISCAT) do...in lay-mans terms?
And what exactly is ionospheric reflection...again, in lay-mans terms.
Thanks.
 
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