DNA Project 617 Radar: Auroral Ionospheric Measurements.

Abstract

The DNA Project 617 incoherent-scatter radar has been operating at its Chatanika, Alaska location for eighteen months. This report describes the research studies pursued by SRI in 1972, including the following: Investigation of high-latitude ionospheric plasma-transport phenomena; Studies of ionospheric plasma interaction with the neutral atmosphere; Studies of auroral ionization; Correlative studies with the Homer Project 609 auroral clutter radar; Radar measurements in support of rocket-borne experiments (including ICE CAP '72); Diurnal/seasonal behavior of the auroral ionosphere; Measurements of the ionospheric effects of the August 1972 solar storm; Effects of the 10 July 1972 total solar eclipse; Investigation of ionospheric conditions responsible for spread-F.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0757358

Entities

People

  • M. J. Baron

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmosphere (Earth)
  • Atmospheres
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Eclipses
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Environment
  • Glaciers
  • Grids
  • High Latitudes
  • Ice
  • Ionization
  • Ionosphere
  • Latitude
  • Measurement
  • Solar Eclipses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.