STUDIES OF THE EQUATORIAL IONOSPHERE USING TRANSMISSIONS FROM ACTIVE SATELLITES.
Abstract
Chapter 1 discusses satellite predictions and orbital calculations and gives Fortran II programs and subprograms found useful for these purposes. Chapter 2 finds the azimuthal distribution of irregularities as observed from Legon to be uniform. It verifies their accurate field alignment. The height distribution is given and an upper limit to the thickness of the layer found. Chapter 3 contains a further study of results obtained from Early Bird in 1965, with results on the probability distribution of the Scintillation Index S, its dependence on time, and the power spectrum of the fading signal. Chapter 4 discusses in detail the rate method, the total angle method, and a second order method of analysis of Faraday rotation records, and considers their applicability to the determination of total electron content as a function of position. Numerous examples illustrate the diurnal development of the portion of the equatorial anomaly observable from Legon. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 25, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0664902
Entities
People
- John R. Koster
Organizations
- University of Ghana