Direct Measurements of Electron Density, Temperature and Ion Composition in an Equatorial Spread-F Ionosphere.

Abstract

Ionospheric plasma irregularities have been studied on each of two rockets launched into significantly different conditions of equatorial spread-F. In the first operation (into a spread-F decay phase) a number of major depletions were distributed throughout the F-region from its bottomside gradient centered near 260 kilometers, through the F-peak, to a topside altitude of 500 kilometers. In a second operation (launched into a mid-phase development of spread-F) irregularities were observed only on the bottomside gradient, with no depletions in or above the F-peak. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 1981
Accession Number
ADA097875

Entities

People

  • Edward P. Szuszczewicz
  • R. S. Narcisi

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Engineering
  • Ionosphere
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Space Systems
  • Steady State
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics