High Latitude Ionospheric Structures

Abstract

The high latitude ionosphere has much more structuring than at lower latitudes. The digital ionosonde is a very suitable instrument for studying these structures. Examples of digital ionosonde observations for 3 types of structures are shown. These are Polar Patches, polar auroras, and Poleward Moving Auroral Forms. The properties and mechanisms involved in much of this structuring is unknown.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA477111

Entities

People

  • John Macdougall

Organizations

  • Western University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Convection
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Engineering
  • High Latitudes
  • Intervals
  • Ionograms
  • Ionosondes
  • Ionosphere
  • Latitude
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Polar Cap
  • Power Spectra
  • Regions
  • Solar Wind

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.