F-Layer Polar Cap Arcs.

Two types of ionospheric anomalies have been discovered recently in the polar cap: patches and arcs. Polar cap arcs are the focus of this study, which seeks correlation between arcs and total election content (TEC) enhancements and amplitude scintillation effects. Simultaneous optical and radio freq...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fite, Denise D
Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
*POLAR CAP
*IONOSPHERIC SCINTILLATION
AMPLITUDE
ANOMALIES
FREQUENCY
GREENLAND
IONOSPHERE
MEASUREMENT
RADIOFREQUENCY
RADIOMETRY
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
ELECTRON DENSITY
FOREIGN
PHOTOMETRY
All sky cameras
TEC(Total Electron Content)
Greenland
Thule
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA186592
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA186592
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Summary:Two types of ionospheric anomalies have been discovered recently in the polar cap: patches and arcs. Polar cap arcs are the focus of this study, which seeks correlation between arcs and total election content (TEC) enhancements and amplitude scintillation effects. Simultaneous optical and radio frequency measurements were taken at Thule AFB and Qanaaq, Greenland, using the All-Sky Imaging Photometer (ASIP) and a specially equipped Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. Arcs were discovered to produce significant, rapidly varying TEC increases, and small but measurable amplitude scintillation.

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