Accession Number:

AD0777818

Title:

Scintillation and Polarimeter Measurements at College, Alaska.

Descriptive Note:

Final scientific rept. 1 Apr 71-30 Jun 73,

Corporate Author:

ALASKA UNIV COLLEGE GEOPHYSICAL INST

Personal Author(s):

• Merritt,Robert P.
• Faust,George H. , Jr

Report Date:

1973-12-20

Pagination or Media Count:

118.0

Abstract:

The report summarizes the scintillations and polarimeter measurements being conducted on a routine basis by the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska at College, Alaska, on Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories Contract Number F 19628-71-C-0113. The purpose of this contract is to record the behavior of the total electron content of a column of the ionosphere and the scintillation induced on a VHF radio signal passing through that column from a beacon radio transmitter located on the NASA ATS-1 geostationary satellite. Specific events are discussed to indicate the relationship between the scintillation data, the polarization data, and other geophysical phenomena routinely obtained at the Geophysical Institute. Author

Descriptors:

• *Ionospheric propagation
• *Scintillation
• *Electron density
• Very high frequency
• Radio signals
• Scientific satellites
• Solar disturbances
• Polarization
• Faraday effect
• Alaska

Subject Categories:

• Atmospheric Physics
• Radiofrequency Wave Propagation

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE