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Franke et al. 1984
Franke, S.J., Liu, C.H. and McClure, J.P. (1984). Interpretation and modeling of quasiperiodic diffraction patterns observed in equatorial vhf scintillation due to plasma bubbles. Journal of Geophysical Research 89: doi: 10.1029/JA080i012p10891. issn: 0148-0227.

Quasiperiodic diffraction patterns have been observed in VHF scintillation recorded at Ascension Island in 1981. The patterns occur most often at the beginning or end of a scintillation patch and are shown to be consistent with those expected from irregularities having eastwest scale sizes of a few hundred meters that are associated with the walls (edges) of equatorial plasma bubbles. By adjusting the geophysical parameters in a computer simulation of the amplitude fluctuations expected simultaneously at VHF, L-Band and C-Band, we model a specific event in detail. The model contains information on the size and strength of the structures that cause the regular fading patterns. In addition, multi-frequency diffraction patterns are computed for a ''phase screen'' model based on high resolution measurements of a structured plasma bubble wall made using the AE-E satellite. The results are qualitatively very similar to the observations. Finally, implications of the model results for the extraction of information about the vertical structure of the irregularities are discussed.

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