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• Main Authors: Tang, Jane, Gamache, Robert R., Li, Eric, Kitrosser, David F., Reinisch, Bodo W.
• Other Authors: LOWELL UNIV MA CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; Computer Programming and Software; Computer Systems; *IONOSONDES; *DIGITAL SYSTEMS; *COMPUTER PROGRAMS; VIRGINIA; ALASKA; INPUT OUTPUT PROCESSING; RELIABILITY; DRIFT; PROFILES; OPERATION; DIAGNOSIS(GENERAL); RECORDING SYSTEMS; RECORDS; HIGH LATITUDES; HEIGHT; HARD COPY; MAGNETIC TAPE; IONOGRAMS; LATITUDE; MEASUREMENT; IONOSPHERE; BERMUDA; STATIONS; WUGL464310AC; PE62101F; DIGSONDE 256S; DISS(DIGITAL IONOSPHERIC SOUNDING SYSTEM); AN/FMQ-12; ARTIST COMPUTER PROGRAM; Newfoundland; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA223661; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA223661

Digisonde 256s and the AWS version DISS (Digital Ionospheric Sounding System) were installed in Argentia, Newfoundland; Wallops Island, Virginia in 1986; Bermuda in 1987; College, Alaska and Goose Bay, Labrador in 1988. The systems generally have run successfully at these stations. Ionospheric data, tape and hard copy records and system status reports are available from these mid and high latitude stations. It was realized that additional developments would improve the resulting ionospheric data and the system reliability. The development work is in these three categories: (1) Improve scaling and true height profile analysis; (2) Automate the measuring of drift data and recording data on magnetic tape; and (3) Input/Output operation improvement and diagnostic programs for testing communication ports. Keywords: Ionospheric data; AN/FMQ-12; Ionograms; ARTIST Computer program.