Simultaneous Measurements of the Auroral Ionosphere by the Chatanika Radar and the S3-2 Satellite.

Abstract

Ionospheric measurements made with the Chatanika radar during overflights of the S3-2 satellite have been analyzed to obtain the variation of ionization, conductivity, electric field, electric current, and the precipitating electron energy distribution. This report presents the analysis of four data sets consisting of simultaneous radar and satellite measurements. The first three sets, from January and February of 1976, were made when the equatorward edge of the evening diffuse aurora was near the Chatanika radar. The fourth data set, from February 1977, was obtained during a morning active aurora. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA067939

Entities

People

  • Richard R. Vondrak

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Electric Current
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Flux
  • Electrons
  • Elevation
  • High Latitudes
  • Ionosphere
  • Latitude
  • Radio Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects