Total Electron Content Variations at Mid-and-High-Latitudes.

Abstract

Total electron content (TEC) observations were made at various midlatitude and high latitude stations using beacon satellite emissions from geostationary satellites. The Faraday rotation technique was utilized in making TEC Measurements during the periods near the minimum and maximum of the current solar cycle. Latitudinal, seasonal, and solar-cycle dependence of TEC were observed with seasonal effects being most consistent. Day-to-day variability of TEC, as expressed by the ratio of the monthly standard deviation of TEC to TEC was found to be approx. 25% for the daytime period irrespective of station position, season or solar cycle epoch. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA113683

Entities

People

  • F. J. Gorman
  • H. Soicher

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Control Systems
  • Cycles
  • Diurnal Variations
  • Electrons
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • High Latitudes
  • Latitude
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • Observation
  • Rotation
  • Seasonal Variations
  • Solar Cycle

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space