Scintillation and in-situ irregularity parameters in the auroral oval and polar cap. Report for 28 November 1989-28 November 1990
The orbiting HiLat satellite launched by the Defense Nuclear Agency in 1983 offered a unique opportunity for studying ionospheric scintillation parameters in relation to in-situ irregularity parameters. An earlier report (AFGL-TR-87-0245) summarized the authors findings during the sunspot minimum period of 1983-1985 for data obtained at Tromso, Norway. In this report, they extend their study to the sunspot maximum period of 1988-1989. For completeness, they augment the HiLat scintillation data by phase and amplitude scintillation morphology obtained with the help of the quasi-geostationary polar beacon satellites at Tromso during the period 1988 to 1990. To contrast these two distinct high latitude regions, they provide scintillation morphology using polar beacon satellites from Thule, Greenland for the period 1987 to 1990. Some new findings emerge on the UT and seasonal variation of high latitude scintillation as a result of this study.
- Research Organization:
- Boston Coll., Chestnut Hill, MA (United States). Inst. for Space Research
- OSTI ID:
- 7123190
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-282459/7/XAB; SCIENTIFIC-1; CNN: F19628-90-K-0007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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