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Morris et al. 2005
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.

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Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere, composition and chemistry, Ionosphere, Ionospheric irregularities, Ionosphere, Plasma waves and instabilities, Ionosphere, Instruments and techniques
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Geophysical Research Letters
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