Multi-Technique Studies of Ionospheric Plasma Structuring

Abstract

LONG-TERM GOALS: Understanding physical processes that leads to plasma structuring in the equatorial, mid and high-latitude ionosphere. Identifying the effects of such variability, generally known as ionospheric space weather, on the operation of various communication, navigation and surveillance systems. OBJECTIVES: Establish major drivers that lead to structured ionospheric plasma in equatorial, mid and high-latitude regions. Investigate cascading of plasma structuring from large (~ hundreds of km) to small scales (~ tens of m), which cause outages in space-based communication and GPS-based navigation systems.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2006
Accession Number
ADA612082

Entities

People

  • Sunanda Basu

Organizations

  • Boston University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Ground Based
  • High Latitudes
  • Ion Density
  • Ionosphere
  • Ionospheric Disturbances
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Navigation
  • Space Weather
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites