An Empirical Model of the Polar Ionosphere

Abstract

Four separate articles are collected which deal with the construction of empirical models of the polar ionosphere. The particular emphasis in these articles is towards the radio propagation application of the models. Numerical models of the vertical electron density profiles on the topside and bottomside of the F-region are developed, and a model for sporadic-E is included. Special attention is devoted to features which are characteristic of the polar ionosphere-auroral effects, the trough, and magnetospheric cleft regions. The models are constructed specifically for convenience in computer programming, and in fact, all aspects of the models contained in this report are available in the form of Fortran computer programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 1973
Accession Number
AD0766240

Entities

People

  • Terence J. Elkins

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Data Analysis
  • Grids
  • Ionization
  • Magnetic Disturbances
  • Plasmas (Physics)
  • Quantum Yields
  • Regression Analysis
  • Solar Activity
  • Surveys
  • Temperature Gradients
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Library and Information Science
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics