Geosynchronous Imaging of the Earth's Ionosphere: Development Phase

Abstract

Under ONR grant N00014-01-1-0702 we explored the value of airglow imagers in the study of the ionosphere. In large part this effort was driven by the need to develop new ways to characterize the Earth's ionosphere, a major thrust at the Naval Research Laboratory in the past decade and one that still continues. These instruments include optical sensors which are already being tested in low earth orbit and future plans include placing ionospheric airglow imagers on satellites in geostationary orbit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA628800

Entities

People

  • Michael C. Kelley

Organizations

  • Cornell University College of Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Assimilation
  • Detectors
  • Earth Orbits
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Ionosphere
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Military Research
  • Optical Detectors
  • Orbits
  • Space Based
  • Space Weather

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Space Objects