Planning for coordinated space and ground-based ionospheric modification experiments

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:7275614

Lee, M C

The planning and conducting of coordinated space and ground-based ionospheric modification experiments are discussed. The purpose of these experiments is to investigate (1) the nonlinear VLF wave interaction with the ionospheric plasmas, and (2) the nonlinear propagation of VLF waves in the HF-modified ionosphere. It is expected that the HY-induced ionospheric density striations can render the nonlinear mode conversion of VLF waves into lower hybrid waves. Lower hybrid waves can also be excited parametrically by the VLF waves in the absence of the density striations if the VLF waves are intense enough. Laboratory experiments are planned for crosschecking the results obtained from the field experiments.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Fusion Center
• OSTI ID: 7275614
• Report Number(s): AD-P-006517/7/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: This article is from 'Conference Proceedings on Ionospheric Modification and its Potential to Enhance or Degrade the Performance of Military Systems held in Bergen, Norway on 28-31 May 1990, AD-A239 823, p25-1 thru p25-8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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