|
Detailed Reference Information |
Morris, R.J., Holdsworth, D.A., Murphy, D.J. and Monselesan, D.M. (2005). E-region bifurcation and magnetic field related Bragg backscattered spectral events observed at high-latitude by MF radar. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL024429. issn: 0094-8276. |
|
We report on novel spectral characteristics of E-region backscatter acquired using a 1.94 MHz Medium Frequency (MF) radar above the high-latitude Antarctic station Davis (68.6¿S). Two distinctive Doppler spectra are observed: one that exhibits bifurcation in Doppler velocity (or frequency) with one, or occasionally more, near symmetrical spectral side-bands (here labelled SSE); and a second that exhibits broad-band spectra related to the magnetic field topology (here labelled FRE). Both spectral forms reveal a characteristic quasi-hyperbolic spectral form that diverges in Doppler velocity with range. We discuss the properties of these two spectral forms including: Doppler spectral shape; power spectra; angle-of-arrival (AOA) of backscattered sources; and their diurnal and day-to-day occurrence distributions for our campaign interval. Interestingly, the E-region SSE observed at a height near 100 km were observed coincidentally with D-region polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) in the height range 82--92 km, when colocated data were available. |
|
|
|
BACKGROUND DATA FILES |
|
|
Abstract |
|
|
|
|
|
Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere, composition and chemistry, Ionosphere, Ionospheric irregularities, Ionosphere, Plasma waves and instabilities, Ionosphere, Instruments and techniques |
|
Publisher
American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
|
|
|