THE TRANSMISSION OF GEOMAGNETIC MICROPULSATIONS THROUGH THE IONOSPHERE AND LOWER EXOSPHERE

Abstract

This report is part of RAND's continuing interest in the detection of high-altitude nuclear explosions. In particular, it is concerned with low- frequency hydromagnetic waves similar to those generated by such explosions, and which are detected by ground-current measurements at world-wide locations. In this report, attention is directed to the response of the ionosphere to such low-frequency hydromagnetic disturbances. The purpose is to separate the effects of the medium from those of the source on the transmitted disturbance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615164

Entities

People

  • C. Greifinger
  • E. C. Field

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Boundaries
  • Charged Particles
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • High Latitudes
  • Ionosphere
  • Latitude
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Power Spectra
  • Resonance
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Wave Equations
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waveplates
  • Waves

Readers

  • Seismology
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.