Measuring Electrodynamics of the Ionosphere by Digital Ionosondes and Other Techniques
Abstract
The contributions of chemistry and vertical position to the F-region airglow production were simulated using a relatively simple computer code. Observed emissions inside depletion regions and variations in background emission were studied to try to explain differences in emission between nights when depletions were present and nights when no depletions were present, and also the apparent depression of the ionosphere by 20-30 km before a moving depression arrives at a site. Calculations showed that the much faster SMART code produced signal and signal-to-noise predictions almost as accurate as the HASEL code. Digisonde data from Millstone Hill for four periods from October 1998 through March 1999 were archived. The ARTIST4 program was completed and installed in several DISS systems in the US and elsewhere.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA406398
Entities
People
- B. W. Reinisch
- Gary Sales
Organizations
- University of Massachusetts Lowell