Scintillation and Polarimeter Measurements at College, Alaska,

Abstract

The report summarizes the scintillation and polarimeter measurements being conducted on a routine basis by the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska at College, Alaska. The purpose of the contract is to record the behavior of the total electron content of a column of the ionosphere and the scintillation induced on a VHF radio signal passing through that column from a beacon radio transmitter located on the NASA ATS-1 geostationary satellite. Specific events are discussed to indicate the relationship between the scintillation data, the polarization data, and other geophysical phenomena routinely obtained at the Geophysical Institute. (Author Modified Abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 14, 1972
Accession Number
AD0759533

Entities

People

  • George H. Faust Jr
  • Robert P. Merritt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Contracts
  • Electrons
  • Geological Phenomena
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Ionosphere
  • Measurement
  • Polarimeters
  • Polarization
  • Radio Signals
  • Radio Transmitters
  • Scintillation
  • Transmitters
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space