Geostationary-satellite beacon-receiver array for studies of ionospheric irregularities

Conference · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10170106

Carlos, R C; Jacobson, A R; Wu, Guanghui

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
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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