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Gelinas et al. 2003
Gelinas, L.J., Kelley, M.C., Sulzer, M.P., Mishin, E. and Starks, M.J. (2003). In situ observations during an HF heating experiment at Arecibo: Evidence for Z-mode and electron cyclotron harmonic effects. Journal of Geophysical Research 108: doi: 10.1029/2003JA009922. issn: 0148-0227.

On 11 March 1998 the Langmuir Turbulence sounding rocket was launched through the Arecibo heater beam during an experiment to measure electric fields and plasma densities in the heater interaction region. In spite of a serious degradation of the Arecibo heater, the rocket data has provided evidence of Z mode waves and field aligned striations above the O mode reflection height. These observations give credence to the theory that Z mode wave interactions with field-aligned striations may be, in part, responsible for some of the features of the reflected HF spectrum observed in heating experiments. We also find strong low-frequency electric fields where the local plasma frequency matches an electron cyclotron harmonic. This suggests that electron Bernstein modes must be generated in the interaction process and can propagate to regions where they are severely damped.

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Keywords
Ionosphere, Electric fields, Ionosphere, Ionospheric irregularities, Ionosphere, Wave/particle interactions, Ionosphere, Wave propagation, Ionosphere, Active experiments
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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