2010 Workshop:Active Ionosphere Experiments
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Probing the Physics of the Ionosphere with Active Experiments
Location, Date/Time and Duration
2 hours
Conveners
Paul Bernhardt
Phil Erickson
Asti Bhatt
Workshop Categories
Altitudes: MLT - Latitudes: mid-latitude - Inst/Model: optical - Other: radar, satellite, equatorial
Format of the Workshop
Short Presentations
Estimated attendance
30
Conflicts with other workshops or Requested Specific Days
none
Special technology requests
Description
The ionosphere is in an equilibrium state defined by the balance of production, transport and loss. The ionosphere is also acts as a medium for propagation of plasma waves while responding to neutral wave disturbances. Injection of hypersonic exhaust vapors from rocket engines pushes the ionosphere out of this equilibrium, launches both neutral and plasma waves, and triggers several recovery processes. Optical emissions, ion and electron density fluctuations, enhanced ion and electron temperatures, and neutral disturbances in composition, density and velocity are all exited by energetic chemical releases. A single 10 second burn of the OMS engines on the Space Shuttle injects 1 GJoule of energy into the upper atmosphere. Multiple sensors such as C/NOFS, ground radars, ground optical instruments, and radio-beacon receivers are used to determine the extent and lifetime for ionospheric modification. This workshop will provide a forum for data sharing and theoretical discussions of recent experiments using the Space Shuttle and sounding rockets to modify the upper atmosphere.
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