IONOSPHERE PROPAGATION DELAY MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES USING DUAL PHASE COHERENT DOPPLER FREQUENCIES AND A THIN SHELL MODEL.

Abstract

A theoretical approach was made to developing a technique for approximating the time error of a signal from a satellite caused by free electrons reducing the electromagnetic propagation speed. The development involved the use of the Transit satellites' dual frequency transmissions at 400 and 150 MHz, the AN/SRN-9 receiver, and a knowledge of the orbital location of the satellite. The technique gives a reasonably close delay measurement for a given satellite at a given time under a given ionospheric condition. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 1969
Accession Number
AD0686650

Entities

People

  • G. Paul Landia
  • Louis D. Breetz

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Charged Particles
  • Electron Gas
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Fermions
  • Elementary Particles
  • Fermions
  • Free Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Ionosphere
  • Leptons
  • Measurement
  • Subatomic Particles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space