Comparison of Results from the S3-2 Satellite and the Chatanika Radar in an Early Morning Aurora

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Abstract:

During orbit 6352, the Air Force satellite S3-2 passed by the Chatanika radar in a trajectory that was only 12 deg off from the geomagnetic meridian along which the radar scanned. This report presents the analysis of the data for this orbit from the triaxial fluxgate magnetometer, the electrostatic analyzer aboard the satellite, and the radar data. These data were obtained simultaneously during a morning active aurora. Comparisons of current densities determined by these experiments are made, and the agreement between the electrostatic analyzer precipitating electron fluxes and the electron densities determined from the radar data is shown. Author

Author(s):
Vancour, Roger P. ; Shuman, Bertram M.
Author Organization(s):
AIR FORCE GEOPHYSICS LAB HANSCOM AFB MA
Descriptive Note:
Environmental research paper
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA086861
Pagination:
0018

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AFGL-TR-79-0254, AFGL-ERP-680
Task Number(s):
G1
Project Number(s):
2311
Monitor Series:
AFGL
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.3.3_Spectrum Management; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.3_Net Management; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*RADAR TRACKING, *AURORAE, *IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES, *SCIENTIFIC SATELLITES, ELECTRON DENSITY, ALASKA, ELECTRON FLUX, ELECTROSTATIC ANALYZERS, MAGNETOMETERS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Atmospheric Physics, Electricity and Magnetism
Keyword(s):
Chatanika radar, Fluxgate magnetometers, Triaxial magnetometers, S3 2 satellites, Early morning aurorae, WUAFGL2311G105, PE61102F
Report Date:
1979 Oct 22