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Multi-frequency HF radar measurements of artificial F-region field-aligned irregularities |
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A. Senior, N. D. Borisov, M. J. Kosch, T. K. Yeoman, F. Honary, M. T. Rietveld |
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Artikel
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Sprache |
Englisch
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0992-7689
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In: Annales Geophysicae ; 22, no. 10 ; Nr. 22, no. 10 (2004-01-03), S.3503-3511 |
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250015026
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Publikation (Nr.) |
copernicus.org/angeo-22-3503-2004.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
We present radar backscatter power measurements using the CUTLASS HF radar at
Hankasalmi, Finland from F-region field-aligned irregularities induced by HF
radio pumping with the EISCAT Heating facility. A novel radar operating mode
is used in which the radar frequency is rapidly swept through a number of
bands, making use of the varying ionospheric refraction to probe different
heights within the heated region. We obtain height profiles of backscatter
power which correspond to e-folding scale lengths of around 20km for the
mean-square electron density perturbations for pump wave interaction heights
in the region of 240-250km in daytime conditions. The results are in
agreement with previous measurements made by other techniques. We discuss
some problems with the method and suggest improvements for future
experiments. |
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