Gerdien Condenser Instrumentation for Measuring High-Latitude Middle Atmosphere Electrical Parameters.

Abstract

Gerdien condensers for measuring electrical conductivity, ion mobility and charge number density were flown in recent rocket programs to investigate the high-latitude middle atmosphere. The instruments were launched in two coordinated programs (Aurorozone I and II) at Poker Flat, Alaska to study the effects of auroral energetics on electrical parameters and in a solar eclipse rocket program at Red Lake, Canada. The design of the Gerdien condenser instrumentation for the Aurorozone II program and the solar eclipse program is considered. In addition, electrical parameters measured for the two auroral programs are presented and discussed. The initial results from the measurements indicate that high-latitude middle atmosphere electrical parameters are strongly influenced by the auroral energetics. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1979
Accession Number
ADA088735

Entities

People

  • John D. Mitchell
  • Klaus Domagalski

Organizations

  • University of Texas at El Paso

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Amplifiers
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Charged Particles
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrons
  • Galactic Cosmic Rays
  • High Latitudes
  • Instrumentation
  • Ionization
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Transmitters
  • X Rays

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Solar Physics
  • Spectroscopy.