Signatures of moving polar cap arcs in the F-region PolarDARN echoes

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: A. V. Koustov, K. Hosokawa, N. Nishitani, K. Shiokawa, H. Liu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Nunavut; Canada; Inuvik; Resolute Bay; Rankin Inlet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-441-2012; https://doaj.org/article/6327eec01e31440f9e042b5eddb67680

Joint observations of the all-sky camera at Resolute Bay (Nunavut, Canada) and the Polar Dual Auroral Radar Network (PolarDARN) HF radars at Rankin Inlet and Inuvik (Canada) are considered to establish radar signatures of poleward moving polar cap arcs "detaching" from the auroral oval. Co...