AN/FMQ-12 Digital Ionospheric Sounding Systems in Greenland. Phase 3

• Main Authors: Watermann, Jurgen, Gleisner, Hans
• Other Authors: DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INST COPENHAGEN
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; *IONOSONDES; *IONOSPHERE; GREENLAND; POLAR REGIONS; RADAR; COMMUNICATIONS; INFOSPHERICS; SPACE WEATHER; *DISS(DIGITAL IONOSPHERIC SOUNDING SYSTEM); DIGISONDES; *TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT; *INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR; ELECTRON DRIFT; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Qaanaaq; Narsarsuaq; Sondre Stromfjord
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA487691; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA487691

This report results from a contract tasking Danish Meteorological Institute as follows: The Grantee will study the polar ionosphere and develop data to correlate variances of space and atmospheric electromagnetic transmission as well as operation of space and airborne systems. The contractor will use the existing US Government Furnished Digital Ionospheric Sounding System (DISS or three AN/FMQ-12 ionospheric sounders) in Qaanaaq 77 deg 28 min N 69 deg 13 min W, Sondre Stromfjord/Kangerlussuaq 66 deg 55 min N 51 deg 07 min W, and Narsarsuaq 61 deg 20 min N 45 deg 21 min W Greenland. These sounders have been delivered, installed, and operated under State Department Permit to Operate, Permit Number 512-202, valid from 01 Jan 2004 through 31 Dec 2009 titled "Polar Cap and Auroral Ionospheric Dynamics - Satellite and Ground-Based Studies." At the conclusion of this contract, all US Government Furnished Equipment will remain the property of the United States. DMI will provide the following resources and services: 1) Operate the DISS in a combination of routine and special purpose modes: 2) Support the maintenance of DISS in cooperation with AFRL/VSBXI and the primary maintenance contractor. Specifically, DMI will 3) Analysis and quality control of the data obtained from the DISS and other sensors. 4) Provide copies upon request of any or all, raw or processed data gathered by the DISS in a form electronically compatible with AFRL/VS. The original document contains color images.