Ionospheric Irregularities: HAES Program Support. HAES Report No. 29.

Photometric measurements of visible and near infrared emissions from the auroral ionosphere were made in support of the DNA HAES (High Altitude Nuclear Effects) experiments, ICE CAP and EXCEDE in Alaska during 1975. The intensity and motions of irregularities in the emission intensity were interpret...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sears,Robert D.
Other Authors: LOCKHEED MISSILES AND SPACE CO INC PALO ALTO CALIF PALO ALTO RESEARCH LAB
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy
*AURORAE
*PHOTOMETRY
*IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ATMOSPHERIC MOTION
SODIUM
EMISSION SPECTRA
TRANSPORT PROPERTIES
PARTICLES
OXIDES
VISIBLE SPECTRA
INFRARED RADIATION
UPPER ATMOSPHERE
GAS IONIZATION
LINE SPECTRA
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
D REGION
HAES program
Icecap operation
Acoustic gravity waves
Nuclear explosion effects
Hydroxyl ion
Remote sensing
E region
F region
Ice cap
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA023468
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA023468
Description
Summary:Photometric measurements of visible and near infrared emissions from the auroral ionosphere were made in support of the DNA HAES (High Altitude Nuclear Effects) experiments, ICE CAP and EXCEDE in Alaska during 1975. The intensity and motions of irregularities in the emission intensity were interpreted in terms of the energy deposit by precipitating particles and Joule Heating, and in terms of ionospheric irregularities in neutral density created by winds and acoustic gravity waves. A revised and upgraded model for computing ionospheric Joule heating in the auroral region from three beam photometer measurements of auroral motions is presented. Tentative results of experiments conducted in support of ICE CAP and EXCEDE rocket experiments are presented. Over 160 hours of photometric data obtained at the Chatanika, Alaska, field site during February through April 1975 is summarized.

Similar Items