The early history of the Jicamarca Radio Observatory and the incoherent scatter technique

IF 0.5 4区 哲学 Q4 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY History of Geo- and Space Sciences Pub Date : 2019-10-02 DOI:10.5194/hgss-10-245-2019
R. Woodman, D. T. Farley, B. Balsley, M. Milla
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Abstract. The purpose of these historical notes is to present the early history of the Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO), a research facility that has been conducting observations and studies of the equatorial ionosphere for more than 50 years. We have limited the scope of these notes to the period of the construction of the observatory and roughly the first decade of its operation. Specifically, this period corresponds to the directorships under Kenneth Bowles, Donald Farley, and Tor Hagfors and the first period of Ronald Woodman, i.e., the years between 1960 and 1974. Within this time frame, we will emphasize observational and instrumental developments which led to define the capabilities of the Jicamarca incoherent scatter (IS) radar to measure the different physical parameters of the ionosphere. At the same time, we partially cover the early history of the IS technique which has been used by many other observatories built since. We will also briefly mention the observatory's early and most important contributions to our understanding of the physical mechanisms behind the many peculiar phenomena that occur at the magnetic Equator. Finally, we will put special emphasis on the important developments of the instrument and its observing techniques that frame the capabilities of the radar at that time.
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Jicamarca射电天文台的早期历史和非相干散射技术
摘要这些历史笔记的目的是介绍Jicamarca射电天文台(JRO)的早期历史,JRO是一个研究机构,已经对赤道电离层进行了50多年的观测和研究。我们将这些说明的范围限制在天文台的建造时期和大约它运作的第一个十年。具体来说,这一时期对应于肯尼斯·鲍尔斯、唐纳德·法利和托尔·哈格斯的董事任期,以及罗纳德·伍德曼的第一个时期,即1960年至1974年。在这段时间内,我们将强调观测和仪器的发展,这些发展确定了Jicamarca非相干散射(IS)雷达测量电离层不同物理参数的能力。同时,我们部分介绍了IS技术的早期历史,该技术已被此后建立的许多其他天文台所使用。我们还将简要地提到天文台的早期和最重要的贡献,以帮助我们理解发生在磁赤道的许多奇特现象背后的物理机制。最后,我们将特别强调该仪器及其观测技术的重要发展,这些技术构成了当时雷达的能力。
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History of Geo- and Space Sciences
History of Geo- and Space Sciences GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
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1.50
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33.30%
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10
审稿时长
50 weeks
期刊介绍: The scope of History of Geo- and Space Sciences (HGSS) is to document historical facts and knowledge and to improve awareness of the history of geoscience. The knowledge of the development of geosciences and their experimental methods and theories in the past can improve our current understanding and may stimulate current research. It is encouraging for young scientists to read biographical material of historical figures in their research area. It is important as well to learn that history of science is an integrated part of the ongoing research in their research area. Another important aim of the journal is the association of historical retrospective and current research.
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