Study of the Equatorial Ionosphere.

Abstract

Data from five years' daily records of the amplitude and Faraday rotation angle of the 136.47 MHz beacon on ATS-3 are analyzed to give the dependence of scintillation on sunspot number. The seasonal variation is then found. Finally, correlation among scintillation index (SI), total electron content (TEC) and magnetic activity (KP) is investigated. The diurnal, seasonal and sunspot cycle dependence of the inter-correlations is investigated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1976
Accession Number
ADA042548

Entities

People

  • John R. Koster

Organizations

  • University of Ghana

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Coefficients
  • Cycles
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Electrons
  • Elevation
  • Frequency
  • Ionosphere
  • Least Squares Method
  • Longitude
  • New York
  • Radio Frequency
  • Scintillation
  • Seasonal Variations
  • Seasons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics