A Stepped-Frequency HF Radar for Ionospheric Diagnostics
Abstract
Naturally occurring ionospheric disturbances generate structure over an extremely large range of scale sizes and intensities. To diagnose the interacting plasma processes that cause this structure continuum requires a variety of complex instruments. This report describes a multiple-frequency HF backscatter radar that can measure the Doppler spectrum of structure in the scale-size region from tens of meters to meters. This structure regime is important in its own right and acts as tracer for macroscale parameters such as plasma depletions, currents, and electric fields.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 20, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA107810
Entities
People
- C. L. Rino
- Juris Petriceks
- Walter G. Chesnut
Organizations
- SRI International