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An overview of scientific and space weather results from the communication/navigation outage forecasting system (c/nofs) mission
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | de la Beaujardiere, O. Earle, G. Bernhardt, P. Heelis, R. Pfaff, R. Hunton, D. Strauss, P. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | The Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) Mission of the Air Force Research Laboratory is described. C/NOFS science objectives may be organized into three categories: (1) to understand physical processes active in the background ionosphere and thermosphere in which plasma instabilities grow; (2) to identify mechanisms that trigger or quench the plasma irregularities responsible for signal degradation; and (3) to determine how the plasma irregularities affect the propagation of electromagnetic waves. The satellite was launched in April, 2008 into a low inclination (13 deg), elliptical (400 x 850 km) orbit. The satellite sensors measure the following parameters in situ: ambient and fluctuating electron densities, AC and DC electric and magnetic fields, ion drifts and large scale ion composition, ion and electron temperatures, and neutral winds. C/NOFS is also equipped with a GPS occultation receiver and a radio beacon. In addition to the satellite sensors, complementary ground-based measurements, theory, and advanced modeling techniques are also important parts of the mission. We report scientific and space weather highlights of the mission after nearly four years in orbit |
| File Size | 47839 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120009162 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8hf2tq7m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2012-03-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Thermosphere Plasma Turbulence Military Spacecraft Satellite Instruments Communication Satellites Electromagnetic Radiation Space Weather Earth Ionosphere Electric Fields Magnetohydrodynamic Stability Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
