EISCAT Electron Density Studies.

Operational details and first results of a program to study irregular electron density structure in the auroral F-region using the EISCAT incoherent-scatter radar are presented. Large amplitude, localised, electron density enhancements are observed in active, night-time conditions. Two types of larg...

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Main Authors: Kirkwood,S C, Hargreaves,J K
Other Authors: LANCASTER UNIV BAILRIGG (ENGLAND) DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1983
Subjects:
Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
Nuclear Physics & Elementary Particle Physics
Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics
*ELECTRON DENSITY
*INCOHERENT SCATTERING
*COHERENT RADAR
*AURORAE
IONOSPHERE
PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
AMPLITUDE
SCALING FACTOR
PRECIPITATION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
Incoherent scatter
Auroral zone
Plasma instabilities
Scale structuring
PE61102F
WUAFGL2310G6AC
EISCAT
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA130299
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Summary:Operational details and first results of a program to study irregular electron density structure in the auroral F-region using the EISCAT incoherent-scatter radar are presented. Large amplitude, localised, electron density enhancements are observed in active, night-time conditions. Two types of large-scale enhancement are seen: one with large amplitudes in the E and lower F-region, with amplitudes decreasing rapidly with further increase in altitude, the other confined to the F-region with largest amplitudes on the topside. Evidence for intermediate scale structuring associated with precipitation, in some instances, and with probable formation by plasma instabilities in others, is also presented. (Author)

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