DETERMINATION OF THE IONOSPHERIC ELECTRON CONTENT UTILIZING SATELLITE SIGNALS,
Abstract
Ionospheric electron content may be determined from satellite signals by both active and passive methods: the former involve measurements by the satellite itself, the latter involve measurements by ground stations. The paper touches on both methods, limiting the discussion to topside ionospheric sounding, for the active case, and to c-w transmission from the satellite and ground reception, for the passive case. Active methods, which yield complete information about the altitude profile of the electron density, depend on specific information regarding the satellite's position and the geomagnetic field strength along the radio path. Under restricted circumstances, passive methods are independent of such specific information.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0612119
Entities
People
- Aristole Papayoanou
- Haim Soicher
- Paul R. Arendt
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command