HAARP High Power Experiments and Observations of Ionospheric Interactions

Abstract

We review experiments in ionospheric modification and long distance propagation performed at the HAARP facility. Most experiments were in bistatic configuration with the WAVES receiver on the NASA/WIND satellite. Initial experiments showed scintillation-like variations in low frequency propagation through the earth's ionosphere. A HAARP-HIPAS transmission experiment set up a spatial interference pattern measured at WIND. The Kodiak SuperDARN radar scanned the modified region above HAARP and observed the growth of ionospheric irregularities. Recently, lunar echoes at 8 MHz were detected by WIND. The experiments at HAARP will extend to nonlinear regimes as power levels increase.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA530617

Entities

People

  • Edward Kennedy
  • Jean-louis Bougeret
  • Michael Kaiser
  • Paul Kossey
  • Paúl Rodríguez
  • William Bristow
  • William S. Kurth

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Direction Finding
  • Frequency
  • Information Systems
  • Ionosphere
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Power Levels
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Waves
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space