Accession Number:

AD0774461

Title:

Ionospheric Response to Solar Eclipse.

Descriptive Note:

Scientific rept. no. 1, 1 May-31 Dec 73,

Corporate Author:

LANCASTER UNIV BAILRIGG (ENGLAND) DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Personal Author(s):

• Hunter,Arthur N.
• Felgate,David G.
• Holman,Brian K.

Report Date:

1973-12-31

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

Faraday rotation stations were installed at Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Blantyre and Grahamstown and were operated for about ten days including the period of the eclipse on 30th Jun 1973. The records show that total electron content perturbations due to the eclipse were much smaller than other authors had forecast. Refinement of the raw data by filtering is in progress but the results are expected still to be difficult to interpret in terms of gravity waves. These observations agree with those of others so far published. Author

Descriptors:

• *IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES
• *SOLAR ECLIPSES
• ELECTRON DENSITY
• UNITED KINGDOM
• AFRICA
• FARADAY EFFECT

Subject Categories:

• Atmospheric Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE