Ionospheric Effects Induced by Precipitating Auroral Electrons. HAES Report No. 14
Abstract
The results of a coordinated experiment conducted in the auroral zone on 8 December 1971 were used to determine whether the AURORA computer code includes all of the important processes associated with the precipitation of electrons in the atmosphere. A precipitating electron flux was measured with the 1971-089A satellite simultaneously with ionospheric electron number-density distribution measurements using the Chatanika incoherent-scatter radar. The electron density distribution was compared with the distribution computed by the AURORA code, using the measured electron flux as input. The AURORA code was used to compute energy-deposition profiles in the atmosphere due to the precipitation of electrons released by high-altitude nuclear detonations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 22, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA016673
Entities
People
- G. T. Davidson
- J. B. Cladis
- L. L. Newkirk
- M. Walt
- W. E. Francis
Organizations
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space