From a series of ten rocket flights at Wallops Island conducted by the University of Illinois, detailed electron density profiles are available in the altitude range 60-120 km. Concurrent ionograms from a nearby conventional ionosonde of good sensitivity and precision, have been reduced to N(h) profiles by the NOAA methods. Special attention is given to the needs for accurate ionosonde calibration, proper ionogram interpretation, and corrections for underlying ionization, 'valley' ionization, and effects of lateral-gradients. Proper corrections in the present cases yield profiles by ionogram inversion which agree to within a few percent in density, and a few hundred meters or less in height, with the rocket results.


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    Title :

    Electron density profiles from ionograms - Comparisons with rocket profiles.


    Contributors:
    Wright, J. W. (author) / Paul, A. K. (author)

    Conference:

    Plenary Meeting on The near ultraviolet spectrum of early type stars obtained with S 59 ; 1973 ; Konstanz, Germany


    Publication date :

    1973-05-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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