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Chilson et al. 2000

Chilson, P.B., Belova, E., Rietveld, M.T., Kirkwood, S. and Hoppe, U. (2000). First artificially induced modulation of PMSE using the EISCAT Heating Facility. Geophysical Research Letters 27: doi: 10.1029/2000GL011897. issn: 0094-8276.

A coordinated experiment involving ionospheric heating and VHF observations of polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) has recently been conducted at the EISCAT facility near Troms¿, Norway. We have demonstrated for the first time that ionospheric heating can influence VHF radar returns associated with PMSE. Artificially elevating the electron temperatures within the PMSE layer has been shown to reduce the echo power. Based on this and other results from the experiment, it is suggested that the observed reduction in PMSE power is related to an enhancement of the electron diffusivity through the heating. ¿ 2000 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Ionosphere, Active experiments, Radio Science, Radar atmospheric physics, Radio Science, Radio wave propagation

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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American Geophysical Union
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