Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005jgra..11002307p&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 110, Issue A2, CiteID A02307
Physics
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Ionosphere: Equatorial Ionosphere, Ionosphere: Ionospheric Irregularities, Ionosphere: Plasma Waves And Instabilities (2772), Ionosphere: Ionospheric Dynamics, Magnetospheric Physics: Plasma Waves And Instabilities (2471)
Scientific paper
Simultaneous observations of equatorial spread F irregularities made with an 18 MHz radar from Trivandrum, located at the geomagnetic equator, and a 53 MHz radar from Gadanki, located at a magnetic latitude of 6.5°N, corresponding to nearly the same longitude zone, are presented. The observations correspond to 8.3 and 2.8 m irregularities, respectively. The spread F irregularities at both the locations are found to occur nearly at the same time but are observed for longer duration at Gadanki than at Trivandrum. The spread F structures as observed in the intensity maps corresponding to Gadanki are characterized by multiple periodic plumes in contrast to a limited number of plumes observed over Trivandrum. The Doppler velocities associated with these irregularities corresponding to Trivandrum are in the range of -100-150 m s-1, whereas they are in the range of -100-250 m s-1 at Gadanki. Further, the fluctuating velocity fields are much stronger in the Gadanki observations than in the Trivandrum observations. Remarkably, the spectral widths are <100 m s-1 in Trivandrum observations in contrast to those observed at Gadanki with values as high as 300 m s-1. The observations are compared with those made elsewhere and are discussed in the light of current understanding of the meter-scale irregularities responsible for the radar backscatter.
Devasia C. V.
Kherani Alam E.
Patra Amit Kumar
Rao Balarama P.
Sekar R.
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