Structure and Dynamics of the Winter Polar Cap F Region.

Abstract

Ground based and airborne measurements of auroral emissions in ionospheric structure in the polar cap, conducted by the AFGL airborne ionospheric Observatory (AIO), have shown the structure and drift of polar cap F-layer auroras. Results from these measurements show three types of polar cap ionospheric structure. In this paper we briefly describe auroral dynamics measured by an All-Sky Imaging Photometer (ASIP). These optical measurements provide a framework in which to interpret the ionospheric sounder data from the Digisonde 128 PS. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 03, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123706

Entities

People

  • B. W. Reinisch
  • E. J. Weber
  • J. Buchau
  • J. G. Moore

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Dynamics
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Ionization
  • Ionograms
  • Ionosondes
  • Ionosphere
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Photometers
  • Polar Cap
  • Precipitation
  • Regions
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.