Meteorological satellites [PDF]
An overview is presented of the meteorological satellite programs that have been evolving from 1958 to the present, and plans for the future meteorological and environmental satellite systems that are scheduled to be placed into service in the early 1980'
Allison, L. J. +5 more
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Trigger, an active release experiment that stimulated auroral particle precipitation and wave emissions [PDF]
The experiment design, including a description of the diagnostic and chemical release payload, and the general results are given for an auroral process simulation experiment. A drastic increase of the field aligned charged particle flux was observed over
Bering, E. A. +7 more
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Construction of sea surface current vectors using a single HF radar: A theoretical study. [PDF]
Shi J, Chen X, Li X, Chen P, Shao Q.
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Explanation of the computer listings of Faraday factors for INTASAT users [PDF]
Using a simplified form of the Appleton-Hartree formula for the phase refractive index, a relationship was obtained between the Faraday rotation angle along the angular path and the total electron content along the vertical path, intersecting the angular
Bent, R. B. +3 more
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Technical issues in the conduct of large space platform experiments in plasma physics and geoplasma sciences [PDF]
Large, permanently-manned space platforms can provide exciting opportunities for discoveries in basic plasma and geoplasma sciences. The potential for these discoveries will depend very critically on the properties of the platform, its subsystems, and ...
Szuszczewicz, Edward P.
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Theoretical and experimental studies of space-related plasma wave propagation and resonance phenomena [PDF]
Active research is reported in the following areas: (1) whistler propagation; (2) whistler triggered VLF emissions; (3) Alfven wave excitation; (4) helical electron beams for whistler generation; and (5) ULF excitation by metallic electric or magnetic ...
Crawford, F. W.
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Microwave Radiometry at Frequencies From 500 to 1400 MHz: An Emerging Technology for Earth Observations. [PDF]
Johnson JT +33 more
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Rocket observations of electron-density irregularities in the equatorial ionosphere below 200 km [PDF]
Nike Apache rockets carring instrumentation to measure electron density and its fine structure in the equatorial ionosphere were launched from Chilca, Peru in May and June 1975.
Klaus, D. E., Smith, L. G.
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A report is presented on on-going research projects in ionospheric studies. The topics discussed are planetary atmospheres, E and F region, D region, mass spectrometer measurements, direct measurements and atmospheric ...
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Application of Biphase Complete Complementary Code for Ionospheric Sounding. [PDF]
Yang G +7 more
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