A rocket-borne electric field meter for the middle atmosphere
Abstract
The design and construction of a rocket-borne electric field meter for determining the atmosphere's electric field and the conductivity in the middle atmosphere are considered. The operating characteristics of the instrument are discussed and a proposed flight configuration is given. The testing of the prototype is described and suggestions are advanced for further improvements.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- December 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982STIN...8316715D
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Electricity;
- Electric Field Strength;
- Electrodynamics;
- Middle Atmosphere;
- Rocket-Borne Instruments;
- Voltmeters;
- Block Diagrams;
- Circuits;
- Design Analysis;
- Parallel Plates;
- Preamplifiers;
- Prototypes;
- Signal Processing;
- Telemetry;
- Instrumentation and Photography