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Title: F-layer polar-cap arcs. Master's thesis

Abstract

Two types of ionospheric anomalies were discovered recently in the polar cap: patches and arcs. Polar-cap arcs are the focus of this study, which seeks correlation between arcs and total election content (TEC) enhancements and amplitude scintillation effects. Simultaneous optical and radio-frequency measurements were taken at Thule AFB and Qanaaq, Greenland, using the All-Sky Imaging Photometer (ASIP) and a specially equipped Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. Arcs were discovered to produce significant, rapidly varying TEC increases, and small but measurable amplitude scintillation.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
5126849
Report Number(s):
AD-A-186592/2/XAB
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Thesis
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; F REGION; ELECTRON DENSITY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLAR REGIONS; GREENLAND; IONOSPHERE; PHOTOMETRY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLANETARY IONOSPHERES; 640201* - Atmospheric Physics- Auroral, Ionospheric, & Magetospheric Phenomena

Citation Formats

Fite, D D. F-layer polar-cap arcs. Master's thesis. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
Fite, D D. F-layer polar-cap arcs. Master's thesis. United States.
Fite, D D. 1987. "F-layer polar-cap arcs. Master's thesis". United States.
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abstractNote = {Two types of ionospheric anomalies were discovered recently in the polar cap: patches and arcs. Polar-cap arcs are the focus of this study, which seeks correlation between arcs and total election content (TEC) enhancements and amplitude scintillation effects. Simultaneous optical and radio-frequency measurements were taken at Thule AFB and Qanaaq, Greenland, using the All-Sky Imaging Photometer (ASIP) and a specially equipped Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. Arcs were discovered to produce significant, rapidly varying TEC increases, and small but measurable amplitude scintillation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987}
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