Aspect sensitivity of polar mesosphere summer echoes observed with the EISCAT VHF radar

Hui, Li and Jian, Wu and Ruihuan, Tian and Xiaonan, Jiang and Yonggan, Liang (2018) Aspect sensitivity of polar mesosphere summer echoes observed with the EISCAT VHF radar. Advances in Polar Science, 29 (1). pp. 34-39.

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Abstract

The European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association (EISCAT) Very High Frequency (224 MHz) Radar has been used to investigate the aspect sensitivity of polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) in the period 13–15 July 2010. The aspect sensitivity of PMSE using this radar and at such a high frequency has not been previously reported. Data concerning the aspect sensitivity of PMSE were collected by traversing the antenna beam from the zenith direction, and comparing the received power. Surprisingly, as the intensity received by the oblique beam was often larger than that of the vertical beam, suggesting the presence of tilted dusty plasma layers as a potential cause, a theoretical model was developed to confirm the existence of these layers and their formation process. The experimental results and theoretical model presented help elucidate the structural properties of the possible generation mechanism of strong radar echoes in the polar summer mesosphere region.

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Keywords:	polar mesosphere, radar echoes, gravity wave, dusty plasma layers
Subjects:	Natural Environment > Space
Organizations:	Unspecified
Date Deposited:	07 Nov 2023 14:08
URI:	http://library.arcticportal.org/id/eprint/2651

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