Geostationary-satellite beacon-receiver array for studies of ionospheric irregularities
Ionospheric irregularities can be studied by various techniques. These include widely spaced Doppler sounders or ionosondes, Faraday rotation polarimetry, and two-frequency differential Doppler, and radio interferometry. With geostationary satellites, one usually uses Faraday rotation of the beacon signal to measure the ionospheric TEC. With a network of polarimeters, the horizontal wave parameters of Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances (TIDS) can be deduced, but the shortcoming of this technique is its poor sensitivity. This paper describes a geostationary-satellite beacon-receiver array at Los Alamos, New Mexico, which will be employed for the studying of ionospheric irregularities, especially the fine-scale TIDS.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 10170106
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-92-2125; CONF-9207118-1; ON: DE92018979
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Beacon satellite symposium,Boston, MA (United States),5-12 Jul 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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