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Cho et al. 1992

Cho, J.Y.N., Kelley, M.C. and Heinselman, C.J. (1992). Enhancement of Thomson scatter by charged aerosols in the polar mesosphere: Measurements with a 1.29-GHz radar. Geophysical Research Letters 19: doi: 10.1029/92GL01155. issn: 0094-8276.

The summer polar mesosphere was observed with the Sondrestrom 1.29-GHz radar with a new high-resolution data acquisition mode. On one occasion, a spatially narrow enhancement in the backscattered power was seen near an altitude of 88 km. We discuss possible explanations and propose that this layer may be the first example of polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) detected above 1 GHz. Specifically, we suggest that these echoes are enhanced Thomson scatter from a layer of charged aerosols, and we speculate upon the size and charge state. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1992

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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Aerosols and particles, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—composition and chemistry, Electromagnetics, Scattering and diffraction, Ionosphere, Polar ionosphere

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Geophysical Research Letters
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