ANALYSIS OF IONOSPHERIC DRIFTS UTILIZING DATA OBTAINED WITH CLOSELY SPACED RECEIVERS.
Abstract
Data obtained at 2.33 mc/s and 4.57 mc/s with closely spaced receivers at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico were made available for analysis. The method of derivatives was employed to obtain the average drift velocity vector, the average component of the drift velocity normal to the lines of constant signal intensity, the axial ratio and orientation angle of the pattern ellipse, the root-meansquare departure velocity, the turbulence ratio, the relative period of signal fading. Daily and seasonal studies are presented for each of these parameters. A kinematic study and the observational data support a postulate that the ionospheric irregularities are associated with the development of electric fields and subsequent discharge processes. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0607685
Entities
People
- Donald G. Yerg
Organizations
- Michigan Technological University