ROCKET MEASUREMENTS OF THE UPPER IONOSPHERE BY A RADIO PROPAGATION TECHNIQUE
Abstract
High altitude measurements of the electron density distribution were performed well above the F2 peak of the ionosphere by using the twofrequency rocket-borne propagation experiment of Seddon. An example of a measurement of the electron density profile up to 620 km by means of the CW propagation technique is presented, including the inferred scale height and temperature of the upper ionosphere. For the anticipated measurements up to one earth radius by the CW propagation experiment, the variation of the ionosphere below a vehicle must always be considered to arrive at reliable local electron density data. A correction for this time variation can be made by using recorded information on the ordinary and extraordinary propagation modes at two harmonically related frequencies. This correction procedure is briefly outlined. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0271576
Entities
People
- J.e. Jackson
- S.j. Bauer
Organizations
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration