Observations of the polar D-region and the mesosphere with the EISCAT Svalbard Radar and the SOUSY Svalbard Radar (scientific paper)

Two new radars are operated at high polar latitudes on Svalbard, the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR) and the SOUSY Svalbard Radar (SSR). The application of these systems for studies of Polar Mesosphere Summer Echoes (PMSE) is described. The ESR is also used for studies of the D-region using the incohere...

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Main Author: Juergen Roettger
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Max-Planck-Institut fur Aeronomie 2001
Subjects:
Svalbard
EISCAT
Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research
Polar Research
Online Access:https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=2355
http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00002355/
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Summary:Two new radars are operated at high polar latitudes on Svalbard, the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR) and the SOUSY Svalbard Radar (SSR). The application of these systems for studies of Polar Mesosphere Summer Echoes (PMSE) is described. The ESR is also used for studies of the D-region using the incoherent scatter method. Combined observations with these two radars yield insight into the wavenumber dependence of the scatter cross section, which in turn leads to indications on the diffusion of electrons in the presence of heavy ions.

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