Enhanced ionosphere-magnetosphere data from the DMSP satellites

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/EO066i026p00513· OSTI ID:5314539

Rich, F J; Hardy, D A; Gussenhoven, M S

The satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) represent a series of low-altitude (835 km) polar-orbiting satellites. Their primary objective is related to the observation of the tropospheric weather with a high-resolution white light and infrared imaging system. It is also possible to make images of auroras. On a daily basis, information about auroras is used to assist various communication systems which are affected by the ionospheric disturbances associated with auroras. In the past few years, there have been several improvements in the ionospheric monitoring instrumentation. Since the high-latitude ionosphere is connected to the magnetosphere, the DMSP data are used to monitor magnetospheric processes. The instrumentation of the DMSP satellites is discussed, taking into account the data provided by them. 7 references.

• Research Organization: USAF, Geophysics Lab., Bedford, MA
• OSTI ID: 5314539
• Journal Information: EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union; (United States), Journal Name: EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union; (United States) Vol. 66; ISSN EOSTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ARCTIC REGIONS
AURORAL ZONES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE
FLUX QUANTIZATION
IONOSPHERE
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NIGHT SKY
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
POLAR REGIONS
SATELLITES
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