MITHRAS: A Program of Simultaneous Radar Observations of the High-Latitude Auroral Zone.

An intensive campaign of coordinated incohernt-scatter radar experiments took place in 1981-1982. It was planned to take advantage of the short period during which three incoherent-scatter radars could probe the auroral zone simultaneously. The three incoherent-scatter radars that participated in th...

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Main Authors: De la Beaujardiere, O, Baron, M J, Wickwar, V B, Senior, C, Evans, J V
Other Authors: SRI INTERNATIONAL MENLO PARK CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1982
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
*IONOSPHERE
*RADAR
*AURORAE
*INCOHERENT SCATTERING
*F REGION
COUPLING(INTERACTION)
POLAR REGIONS
THERMOSPHERE
UNITED STATES
CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRON DENSITY
RESOLUTION
ALASKA
ELECTRIC FIELDS
TIME
HEATING
HIGH LATITUDES
E REGION
GEOGRAPHY
MAGNETOSPHERE
LATITUDE
MITHRAS program
Chatanika radar
Millstone hill radar
EISCAT radar
STARE radar experiment
Substorms
Scandinavia
LPN-SRI-3261
PE61102F
WUAFOSR2310A2
EISCAT
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA127016
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA127016
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Summary:An intensive campaign of coordinated incohernt-scatter radar experiments took place in 1981-1982. It was planned to take advantage of the short period during which three incoherent-scatter radars could probe the auroral zone simultaneously. The three incoherent-scatter radars that participated in the MITHRAS experiments were Chatanika, Millstone-Hill, and EISCAT. collaborative studies were undertaken using data from the DE spacecraft and the stare radar. There were three main types of MITHRAS experiments, each with a different scientific purpose. MITHRAS 1 was aimed at large latitudinal coverage of F-region drifts, electron-densities and temperatures. MITHRAS 2 was designed for very goodheight and time resolution. MITHRAS 3 was intermediate between the other two modes. It provided both E- and F-region coverage over several degrees in latitude. Under the MITHRAS project, substantial changes and additions were made to the software and hardware systems at Millstone and Chatanika. Thirty-three MITHRAS experiments were perfromed. Most of the data have been reduced. The analysis and interpretation of the date are well underway.

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