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Wright 1982
Wright, J.W. (1982). The application of dopplionograms to an understanding of sporadic E. Journal of Geophysical Research 87: doi: 10.1029/JA087iA03p01723. issn: 0148-0227.

The dopplionogram can be used to infer the vertical motion of plasma contours under some circumstances. In a sporadic E sequence, motions downward from above, and upward from below, are observed as the layer peak plasma density increases: this is interpreted as consistent with plasma convergence resulting from an east-west wind shear. When divergent motions occur, the layer is observed to dissipate and recede rapidly.

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