Improvement in Short Wave Fade Detection.

Abstract

Certain types of solar emission produce changes in the ionosphere (identified by Short Wave Fades (SWF)) that adversely affect the efficiency of radio communications. The detection of SWF is in principle a relatively simple approach to the measurement of ionospheric changes and the causative solar emissions. In practice, however, numerous factors may compromise the value of SWF data. An improved Short Wave Fade detection system is described which by techniques of frequency sweeping, reduction of unwanted signals by clipping, and enhancement of desired information by integration makes reliable, quantitative, absorption, and spectral information possible.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 1975
Accession Number
ADA013787

Entities

People

  • David N. Gaunt

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Detection
  • Efficiency
  • Emission
  • Frequency
  • Ionosphere
  • Measurement
  • Radio Communications

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.