HF RADAR ECHOES AND REFRACTION EFFECTS DUE TO WATER AND PROPELLANT RELEASES IN THE IONOSPHERE

Abstract

High-frequency radar observations of nonburning rockets traversing the ionosphere often yield large range-discrete echoes and ionospheric path perturbations during periods in which the venting of fuel components or fluid ballast takes place. A study of several missile launchings during which such releases occurred has been conducted, and an analysis of the experimental data which takes into account the propagation conditions surrounding each launching is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 22, 1963
Accession Number
AD0346383

Entities

People

  • E. W. Ward
  • J. L. Ahearn
  • J. R. Davis
  • James M. Headrick
  • S. R. Curley

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Radar
  • Doppler Systems
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Frequency
  • Ionosphere
  • Military Research
  • Propellants
  • Refraction
  • Repetition Rate
  • Rocket Engines
  • Spectra
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Rocket Propulsion.