Rocket Measurements of Mid-Latitude Sq Currents

Rubidium-vapor magnetometers were flown to altitudes near 150km over Wallops Island, Virginia in three Nike-Apache Rockets. One flight was made at a time when no ionospheric current was expected and none was encountered. The other two flights measured a current sheet with lower edge at 105m and uppe...

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Published in:Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity 1966/10/20, Vol.18(2), pp.183-188
Main Authors: DAVIS, T. N., STOLARIK, J. D., HEPPNER, J. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Rubidium-vapor magnetometers were flown to altitudes near 150km over Wallops Island, Virginia in three Nike-Apache Rockets. One flight was made at a time when no ionospheric current was expected and none was encountered. The other two flights measured a current sheet with lower edge at 105m and upper edge at 123km, with the total current being in agreement with that expected from the ground observations.
ISSN:0022-1392
2185-5765
DOI:10.5636/jgg.18.183