A Study of Plasma Irregularities in the High-Latitude Region.

A summary is given of the work completed under contract F19628-84-C-0126; This work included the engineering of space qualified instruments, data processing services, and scientific study of high latitude plasma irregularities and the physics of the aurora. Design work has been done on a series of p...

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Main Authors: Weimer,D R, Anderson,P B, Greenspan,M E, Basinska-Lewin,E M, James,J H
Other Authors: REGIS COLL RESEARCH CENTER WESTON MA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1986
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
*PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
*AURORAE
COMPUTER PROGRAMS
DATA PROCESSING
EMISSION
IONOSPHERE
IONS
POLAR REGIONS
DENSITY
MEASUREMENT
PAYLOAD
DETECTORS
PRODUCTION
INTERACTIONS
ACCELERATION
ELECTRONS
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
EJECTION
HIGH LATITUDES
IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION
RADIATION EFFECTS
SOUNDING ROCKETS
ELECTRODYNAMICS
MAGNETOSPHERE
NOSE CONES
MAGNETOMETERS
DMSP(Defense Meteorological Satellite Program)
Explorer 1 Satellite
BERT(Beam Ejection Rocket Technology)
Plasmainstabilities
WUAFGL2311G2GB
PE61102F
EISCAT
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA179910
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Summary:A summary is given of the work completed under contract F19628-84-C-0126; This work included the engineering of space qualified instruments, data processing services, and scientific study of high latitude plasma irregularities and the physics of the aurora. Design work has been done on a series of plasma instruments for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), the combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES), the Beam Ejection Rocket Technology (BERT) and Ejected Rocket Nosecone to measure induced Emissions (ERNIE) sounding rocket program, and the interactions Measurements Payload for Shuttle (IMPS). The function of the Special Sensor for Ions, Electrons, and Scintillations (SSIES) is described in detail. Computer programs have been written to process DMSP magnetometer data, and DMSP plasma density measurements have been processed to produce a model of the topside ionosphere. A scientific study has been conducted with HILAT data in order to produce an empirical description of high-latitude plasma irregularity production and transport. Data from HILAT has also been used to study small scale processes on the auroral dayside cusp region. Both HILAT and Dynamics Explorer 1 data have been used to study auroral electrodynamics in the ionosphere and above to auroral acceleration region. Research is in progress on a study of the coupling between the magnetotail and the auroral ionosphere using data from both the European Incoherent Scatter radar facility (EISCAT) and the Active Magnetosphere Particle Tracer Explorer Ion Release Module AMPTE IRM. Original contains color plates: All DTIC/NTIS reproductions will be in black and white.

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