Remote Ionospheric Monitoring.
Abstract
A program for the development of automatic real-time monitoring of the ionosphere at a remote observing location is described. The Digisonde 128, a digital sounder in routine operation since 1970, provides digital data suitable for online computer processing. Analytical methods for the detection of ionospheric echoes and the determination of their virtual height, amplitude, and range spread have been developed. For real time application, these methods have been implemented in hardware using microprocessors. The Geomonitor, in addition to analyzing vertical and backscatter digital ionograms, digitizes magnetometer, riometer, radio polarimeter, and satellite scintillation data for transmission to the using site. Compression of the digital ionogram data and the other geophysical and ionospheric data permits transmission over a 600-1200 baud telecommunications link to the GDS. The GDS formats and displays the data for the remote observer and analyzes the data to call attention to disturbances.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 16, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA060617
Entities
People
- B. W. Reinisch
- Jurgen Buchau
- Sheryl Smith
- William N. Hall
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory