Validation of the CUTLASS HF radar gravity wave observing capability using EISCAT CP-1 data
Quasi-periodic fluctuations in the returned ground-scatter power from the SuperDARN HF radars have been linked to the passage of medium-scale gravity waves. We have applied a technique that extracts the first radar range returns from the F-region to study the spatial extent and characteristics of th...
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ftleicester:oai:lra.le.ac.uk:2381/12760 2023-05-15T16:04:12+02:00 Validation of the CUTLASS HF radar gravity wave observing capability using EISCAT CP-1 data Arnold, Neil F. Jones, T. B. Robinson, T. R. Stocker, A. J. Davies, J. A. 2012-10-24T08:55:39Z http://hdl.handle.net/2381/12760 http://www.ann-geophys.net/16/1392/1998/angeo-16-1392-1998.html https://doi.org/10.1007/s005850050705 English eng European Geosciences Union (EGU), Copernicus Publications, Springer Verlag (Germany) ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE-ATMOSPHERES HYDROSPHERES AND SPACE SCIENCES, 1998, 16 (10), pp. 1392-1399 0992-7689 http://hdl.handle.net/2381/12760 http://www.ann-geophys.net/16/1392/1998/angeo-16-1392-1998.html doi:10.1007/s005850050705 1432-0576 Archived with reference to SHERPA/RoMEO and publisher website. © European Geosciences Union 1998. Version of record: http://www.ann-geophys.net/16/1392/1998/angeo-16-1392-1998.html Web of Science http://webofknowledge.com Science & Technology Physical Sciences Astronomy & Astrophysics Geosciences Multidisciplinary Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Geology ionosphere (ionosphere - atmosphere interactions) meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (thermospheric dynamics) radio science (ionospheric propagations) TRAVELING IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES HIGH-LATITUDE IONOSPHERE PARAMETERS BACKSCATTER FIELD Journal Article 2012 ftleicester https://doi.org/10.1007/s005850050705 2019-03-22T20:15:17Z Quasi-periodic fluctuations in the returned ground-scatter power from the SuperDARN HF radars have been linked to the passage of medium-scale gravity waves. We have applied a technique that extracts the first radar range returns from the F-region to study the spatial extent and characteristics of these waves in the CUTLASS field-of-view. Some ray tracing was carried out to test the applicability of this method. The EISCAT radar facility at Tromsø is well within the CUTLASS field-of-view for these waves and provides a unique opportunity to assess independently the ability of the HF radars to derive gravity wave information. Results from 1st March, 1995, where the EISCAT UHF radar was operating in its CP-1 mode, demonstrate that the radars were in good agreement, especially if one selects the electron density variations measured by EISCAT at around 235 km. CUTLASS and EISCAT gravity wave observations complement each other; the former extends the spatial field of view considerably, whilst the latter provides detailed vertical information about a range of ionospheric parameters. 11134 Article in Journal/Newspaper EISCAT Tromsø University of Leicester: Leicester Research Archive (LRA) Tromsø Annales Geophysicae 16 10 1392 |
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Quasi-periodic fluctuations in the returned ground-scatter power from the SuperDARN HF radars have been linked to the passage of medium-scale gravity waves. We have applied a technique that extracts the first radar range returns from the F-region to study the spatial extent and characteristics of these waves in the CUTLASS field-of-view. Some ray tracing was carried out to test the applicability of this method. The EISCAT radar facility at Tromsø is well within the CUTLASS field-of-view for these waves and provides a unique opportunity to assess independently the ability of the HF radars to derive gravity wave information. Results from 1st March, 1995, where the EISCAT UHF radar was operating in its CP-1 mode, demonstrate that the radars were in good agreement, especially if one selects the electron density variations measured by EISCAT at around 235 km. CUTLASS and EISCAT gravity wave observations complement each other; the former extends the spatial field of view considerably, whilst the latter provides detailed vertical information about a range of ionospheric parameters. 11134 |
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Arnold, Neil F. Jones, T. B. Robinson, T. R. Stocker, A. J. Davies, J. A. |
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Arnold, Neil F. Jones, T. B. Robinson, T. R. Stocker, A. J. Davies, J. A. |
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Arnold, Neil F. |
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Validation of the CUTLASS HF radar gravity wave observing capability using EISCAT CP-1 data |
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Validation of the CUTLASS HF radar gravity wave observing capability using EISCAT CP-1 data |
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Validation of the CUTLASS HF radar gravity wave observing capability using EISCAT CP-1 data |
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Validation of the CUTLASS HF radar gravity wave observing capability using EISCAT CP-1 data |
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Validation of the CUTLASS HF radar gravity wave observing capability using EISCAT CP-1 data |
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validation of the cutlass hf radar gravity wave observing capability using eiscat cp-1 data |
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European Geosciences Union (EGU), Copernicus Publications, Springer Verlag (Germany) |
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ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE-ATMOSPHERES HYDROSPHERES AND SPACE SCIENCES, 1998, 16 (10), pp. 1392-1399 0992-7689 http://hdl.handle.net/2381/12760 http://www.ann-geophys.net/16/1392/1998/angeo-16-1392-1998.html doi:10.1007/s005850050705 1432-0576 |
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