Creation of Artificial Ionospheric Layers Using High-Power HF Waves
| Author | T. Pedersen, B. Gustavsson, E. Mishin, E. Kendall, T. Mills, H. C. Carlson and A. L. Snyder |
|---|---|
| Published | 2010 |
| Format | Research paper |
TL;DR — A 2010 Geophysical Research Letters paper reporting the first evidence that the HAARP transmitter in Alaska produced artificial plasma layers dense enough to interact with its own beam.
A short research letter from Geophysical Research Letters (vol. 37, L02106, 2010), reprinted as an Air Force Research Laboratory technical report (AFRL-RV-HA-TR-2011-1031, Hanscom AFB) with a cover sheet marked “Approved for Public Release; distribution unlimited.” Lead author Todd Pedersen was at AFRL; co-authors came from Lancaster University, SRI International, AFOSR and NWRA.
The paper reports observations from the 3.6 MW High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) transmitter in Gakona, Alaska. Ionization driven by the HF beam began near 200 km; once the artificial plasma became dense enough to interact with the beam, it descended as an ionization wave to about 150 km. The authors suggest such transmitter-produced plasma could eventually be used as an active component of communications and radar systems.
What it is: a peer-reviewed geophysics paper in its government-report reprint form. HAARP attracts a great deal of conspiracy theorising; this document is the mainstream science, not that material. No openly hosted copy was verified (the publisher’s page blocks automated checks), so no public link is given.
Where this came from
- A copy saved in October 2026.
5 pages. A PDF copy is held in Kyle’s private archive; it is not linked or shared here.