Digisonde at Sondrestrom to Monitor the Ionospheric Polar Cap and Cusp Region

In July 1989, the Air Force meridional chain of Digisondes was completed by the installation of a system in Sondrestromfjord, Greenland (66.98 deg N, 50.94 deg W). In this report we describe the Sondrestrom site and instrument, and the relationship between Sondrestrom and the other AF sites. We also...

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Main Authors: Crowley, Geoffrey, Reinisch, Bodo W., Kitrosser, David F.
Other Authors: LOWELL UNIV MA CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1990
Subjects:
Atmospheric Physics
Geomagnetism
*MAGNETOSPHERE
*POLAR CAP
*IONOSPHERE
PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
GREENLAND
DRIFT
IONOSONDES
HIGH LATITUDES
AIR FORCE
MEASUREMENT
REGIONS
*DIGISONDES
CUSP(MAGNETOSPHERE)
PE62101F
WUGL464310AC
Greenland
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA230705
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA230705
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Summary:In July 1989, the Air Force meridional chain of Digisondes was completed by the installation of a system in Sondrestromfjord, Greenland (66.98 deg N, 50.94 deg W). In this report we describe the Sondrestrom site and instrument, and the relationship between Sondrestrom and the other AF sites. We also established the importance of this site by describing its geophysically unique features. Finally, some of the first measurements from Sondrestrom are presented, and interpreted in terms of high latitude features. Keywords: Geomagnetism; Plasmas physics drift; Magnetosphere; Ionosphere; Polar cap; Ionosondes.

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