D-Region Electron Density Measurements Obtained by Partial Reflection Techniques.

Abstract

D-region electron densities are derived utilizing a ground based partial reflection sounder. The sounder frequency is approximately 2 MHz, with right-hand and left-hand polarized pulses transmitted vertically. This report describes the sounder system hardware and the necessary software to derive electron densities from the returned vertical pulses. A complete set of schematics of the electronics, antenna array and operational are included. A total of 604 electron density profiles have been reduced with the sounder located at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) and at Red Lake, Canada, as part of the 1979 solar eclipse field program. The WSMR profiles have been summarized into monthly profiles. The electron densities derived from utilizing the partial reflection technique appear to be within the expected ranges for D-region profiles. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA095566

Entities

People

  • D. Mott
  • R. Valdez
  • W. Gammill

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Converters
  • Data Processing
  • Electron Density
  • Generators
  • High Voltage
  • Ionosphere
  • Power Supplies
  • Pulse Generators
  • Radio Waves
  • Recording Systems
  • Refractive Index
  • Signal Generators
  • Solar Eclipses
  • Tape Recorders

Readers

  • Climatology
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics