USE OF RADIO DATA TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF THE REGION IN WHICH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOLAR ATMOSPHERE CHANGE RAPIDLY,

Abstract

The radio radius of the sun r sub 1 (relative to the results of the photosphere r sub 2) is determined from radio observations of solar eclipses by finding the difference between the moments of contact of the lunar and solar disks recorded by radio and optical methods. This involves observations of the second and third contacts, near which the occulted area of the solar disk changes much more rapidly and r sub 2 can be determined much more precisely than when the first and fourth contacts are used. The data of several solar eclipses were used to determine r sub 1.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0613981

Entities

People

  • A. P. Molchanov

Organizations

  • American Meteorological Society

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Astronomical Bodies
  • Atmospheres
  • Eclipses
  • Observation
  • Photosphere
  • Solar Atmosphere
  • Solar Eclipses
  • Solar Structure
  • Stellar Atmospheres
  • Sun

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Solar Physics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space