An alternative explanation of PMSE-like scatter in MF radar data

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: G. O. L. Jones, M. A. Clilverd, P. J. Espy, S. Chew, D. C. Fritts, D. M. Riggin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2004
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Rothera; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-22-2715-2004; https://doaj.org/article/38b34bbdae6f4a7882c6f5148f0fb2fd

There have been reports in the literature that spaced-antenna MF radars may provide a source of data on Polar Mesospheric Summer Echoes (PMSE). Even though the expected scatter from PMSE at MF frequencies is very much weaker than at VHF, the wide distribution of sites and long duration of data sets...