Inference of Equatorial Field-Line Integrated Electron Density Values Using Whistlers,

Abstract

The nighttime electron density integrated along a magnetic field line at very small L-values is inferred by comparing whistler dispersions measured from a sounding rocket with model ionospheric calculations. At a local time of 0500 LT, the electron density of the F-layer valley was found to be about 1000/cc. We suggest that this technique can be applied to earlier times in the local evening to determine ionospheric conditions which benefit the growth of low latitude plasma instabilities. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145822

Entities

People

  • D. B. Anderson
  • M. C. Kelley
  • P. M. Kinter

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Classification
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Geophysics
  • Ionosphere
  • Ionospheric Models
  • Latitude
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Numbers
  • Plasma Instabilities
  • Security
  • Sounding Rockets

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene