Date of Award
5-17-2014
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
Characterizing the structure of the ionosphere has practical applications for telecommunications and scientific applications for studies of the near-earth space environment. Among several methods for measuring parameters of the ionosphere is ionospheric sounding, a radar technique that determines the electron content of the ionosphere as a function of height. Various research, military, and commercial institutions operate hundreds of ground-based ionosondes throughout the globe, and new ionosondes continue to be deployed in increasingly remote and distant locations. This thesis presents the design of an ionospheric sounder that reduces the power, size, and cost compared to existing systems. Key improvements include the use of an open-source software-defined radio platform and channel-aware dynamic sounding scheduling.
Recommended Citation
Morris, Alex, "Design of a flexible and low-power ionospheric sounder" (2014). Engineering . 9.
https://ualaska.researchcommons.org/uaf_grad_engineering/9
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/4535