Modelling and observations of the equatorial ionosphere. Rept. for 1 Oct 87-30 Sep 88

Technical Report · Wed Oct 10 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5797599

Mendillo, M

The equatorial ionosphere experiences one of the most severe forms of a geophysical plasma instability - a phenomenon known as spread F. An observational campaign was organized to bring a complement of diagnostic instruments to two sites in the western Pacific sector (Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands and Wake Island) for a period of coordinated optical and radio measurements o spread F phenomena in August 1988. All-sky optical imaging observations were conducted from 2-16 August in conjunction with ALTAIR radar observations on Kwajalein. Preliminary review of the data sets obtained identified at least five case study events for detailed investigation.

• Research Organization: Boston Univ., MA (USA). Center for Space Physics
• OSTI ID: 5797599
• Report Number(s): AD-A-230631/4/XAB; SCIENTIFIC-1; CNN: F19628-86-K-0026
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
SPREAD F
MONITORING
DATA
GEOPHYSICS
IMAGES
INCOHERENT SCATTERING
IONOSPHERE
ISLANDS
MARSHALL ISLANDS
PACIFIC OCEAN
PLASMA
PLASMA INSTABILITY
RADAR
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
VISIBLE RADIATION
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
F REGION
INFORMATION
INSTABILITY
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MICRONESIA
OCEANIA
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
RADIATIONS
RANGE FINDERS
SCATTERING
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
640201* - Atmospheric Physics- Auroral
Ionospheric
& Magetospheric Phenomena