High Latitude Measurements of the Total Electron Content (TEC) Using the Faraday Technique and Comparisons with TEC Estimates from NAVSTAR-GPS Data.

A VHF electronic polarimeter for total electron content (TEC) measurements has been in operation at Troms0 Telemetry Station (69 deg 39'N, 18 deg 56'E) in Northern Norway for the period April 1980 to April 1981. The polarimeter has been receiving data from the geostationary satellite SIRIO...

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Main Author: Aksnes,Kaare
Other Authors: NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT KJELLER
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1981
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
Astronautics
*POLARIMETRY
IONOSPHERE
MEASUREMENT
ELECTRONS
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
RADIO RECEIVERS
NAVIGATION SATELLITES
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
POLARIMETERS
VERY HIGH FREQUENCY
Total electron content
SIRIO satellite
NAVSTAR navigation system
Faraday rotation
ASH57
PE61102A
Faraday
Norway
Northern Norway
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA103042
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA103042
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Summary:A VHF electronic polarimeter for total electron content (TEC) measurements has been in operation at Troms0 Telemetry Station (69 deg 39'N, 18 deg 56'E) in Northern Norway for the period April 1980 to April 1981. The polarimeter has been receiving data from the geostationary satellite SIRIO, which is situated almost due south of Troms0 at 8 deg elevation. Except for loss of data during periods when the satellite was eclipsed by the Earth's shadow, continuous data coverage was maintained. Preliminary analysis of the obtained TEC data and similar data deduced from NAVSTAR-GPS measurements reveal acceptable agreement. (Author)

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