An adjusted location model for SuperDARN backscatter echoes

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Liu, E. X., Hu, H. Q., Liu, R. Y., Wu, Z. S., Lester, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union 2015
• Subjects: Science & Technology; Physical Sciences; Astronomy & Astrophysics; Geosciences; Multidisciplinary; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences; Geology; Ionosphere; Ionospheric irregularities; Radio science; Radio wave propagation; RADIO-WAVE PROPAGATION; HF RADAR BACKSCATTER; REGION BACKSCATTER; COHERENT ECHOES; AURORAL FORMS; CUTLASS; CONVECTION; Sodankylä
• Online Access: http://www.ann-geophys.net/30/1769/2012/angeo-30-1769-2012.html; http://hdl.handle.net/2381/32471; https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-30-1769-2012

The radars that form the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) receive scatter from ionospheric irregularities in both the E- and F-regions, as well as the Earth's surface, either ground or sea. For ionospheric scatter, the current SuperDARN standard software considers a straight-line pr...