F-layer polar cap arcs
Authors
Fite, Denise Dillon
Subjects
Ionosphere
Polar caps
Ionospheric irregularities
C3I systems
Polar cap arcs
Polar caps
Ionospheric irregularities
C3I systems
Polar cap arcs
Advisors
Gnanalingham, S.
Date of Issue
1987-09
Date
September 1987
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
Two types of ionospheric anomalies have been 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 electron content (TEC) enhancements and amplitude scintillation effects. Simultaneous optical and radio frequency measurements were taken at Thule AFB and Qanaaq, Greenland, using an 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.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Space Systems Academic Group
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
57 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.