Neutral and Ion Measurements in the Ionosphere and Thermosphere: Neutral Wind, Ion-drift, Temperatures and Composition

Abstract

To measure the following ionosphere-thermosphere parameters: wind and ion-drift vectors, neutral and ion temperatures, and neutral and ion compositions; spatial resolution of parameter features less than 10 km.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA532124

Entities

People

  • Fred A. Herrero
  • Hollis H. Jones

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analyzers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Calibration
  • Charged Particles
  • Detectors
  • Earth Orbits
  • Electronics
  • Ion Sources
  • Ionosphere
  • Ions
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Measurement
  • Nanosatellites
  • Space Flight
  • Spacecraft
  • Spectrometers
  • Thermosphere

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.