Observations of plasma structure and transport at high latitudes
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6175258
Radio and optical diagnostics from the AFGL Airborne Ionospheric Observatory are used to study the structure and motion of regions of enhanced F-region density at high latitudes. Plasma flow can be tracked from the poleward edge of the dayside cusp, across the polar cap and into the nightside auroral zone. Simultaneous satellite amplitude and phase scintillation measurements define the degree of structuring or intensity of sub-kilometer ionospheric irregularities within these regions. The combined measurements are used to track large scale plasma flow, and to infer plasma source regions.
- Research Organization:
- Air Force Geophysics Lab., Hanscom AFB, MA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6175258
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-159340/9/XAB; AFGL-TR-85-0189
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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640201* -- Atmospheric Physics-- Auroral
Ionospheric
& Magetospheric Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AURORAE
AURORAL ZONES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
F REGION
FERMIONS
IONOSPHERE
LEPTONS
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
PLASMA DENSITY
PLASMA DRIFT
VARIATIONS
Ionospheric
& Magetospheric Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AURORAE
AURORAL ZONES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
F REGION
FERMIONS
IONOSPHERE
LEPTONS
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
PLASMA DENSITY
PLASMA DRIFT
VARIATIONS