-Caveat Lector- This is long but may be of interest to the scientific-minded; here are the first few paragraphs from this site:
http://www.bltn.com/epona/HAARP.htm A few quick points about the HAARP installation in Alaska: The main element of the HAARP installation appears to be an array of HF antennas, running at between 5 and 10 MHz, putting out a radiated power directed upwards of around 360 kW (that's a little less than the BBC world service). The effect of this is to cause heating of the ionosphere directly above the installation. This is one of the largest so called 'Ionosphere Heaters' but by no means the only one. There is a much much larger on in Russia, and an even bigger one in Norway. Plus one in Puerto Rico. And Luxembourg used to run really really big short wave transmitters for public broadcast in the early 50's that heated the ionosphere up just nicely, thank you very much! The ionosphere is very delicate. Its also 450 miles thick. Unlike the stratosphere and the ozone layer, which are not anywhere near as thick. The ionosphere is pretty close to being a vacuum, starting 35 miles up where there isn't much air, and extending to 500 miles up, where you can pretty well sling a low orbit satellite (in fact the space shuttle orbits in the 'F' region of the ionosphere). Depending on the frequency radiated by the HAARP installation, a different layer of the ionosphere is affected (as I understand it). The effect is to excite the ions in the ionosphere, causing them to heat up a bit (a few tens of degrees) and glow (similarly to the ions hitting your screen making the phosphor glow). What happens to the ions that are heated up? They presumably cause a layer of the ionosphere to move upwards, due to it being a bit warmer. Eventually it will wibble around and come back down when it has cooled. The sun does the same thing to the ionosphere every day. This is why the ionosphere disappears at night (the solar wind causes ionisation of particles. No sun, no ionisation.) Is this heating natural? No. But what is natural is the impact of cosmic rays from the sun's solar wind. This is what generates the Aurora Borealis. The energy put into the ionosphere by the solar wind is much greater than that put in by HAARP, as evidenced by the huge display of phosphorescence generated, as opposed to the glow caused by HAARP, which you need powerful telescopes and sensitive equipment to detect. I'm not defending HAARP here, and I surely don't like the idea of messing with a delicate structure like the ionosphere, but I would like people to keep a sense of proportion. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
