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 electron content (TEC) enhancements and amplitude scintillation effects. Simultaneous optical and radio freq...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fite, Denise Dillon
Other Authors: Gnanalingham, S., Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.), Space Systems Academic Group, Weber, E.J.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
Ionosphere
Polar caps
Ionospheric irregularities
C3I systems
Polar cap arcs
Space systems
Greenland
Thule
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10945/22811
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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 electron content (TEC) enhancements and amplitude scintillation effects. Simultaneous optical and radio frequency measurements were taken at Thule AFB and Qanaaq, Greenland, using an 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. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Lieutenant, United States Navy http://archive.org/details/flayerpolarcaprc1094522811

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