PMSE observations with the EISCAT VHF -and UHF- radars: Ice particles and their effect on ambient electron densities

It is now well understood that the occurrence of PMSE is closely connected to the presence of ice particles. These ice particles modify the ambient electron density by electron attachment which occasionally leads to large electron density depletions which have also been called ‘biteouts’. There has...

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Published in:Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
Main Authors: Li, Qiang, Rapp, Markus
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:German
Published: Elsevier 2013
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Online Access:https://elib.dlr.de/85336/
https://elib.dlr.de/85336/1/Li-Rapp-JASTP-2013.pdf
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Summary:It is now well understood that the occurrence of PMSE is closely connected to the presence of ice particles. These ice particles modify the ambient electron density by electron attachment which occasionally leads to large electron density depletions which have also been called ‘biteouts’. There has been some debate in the literature regarding the relative depth of such depletions which is usually expressed by the parameter.