Comparison of mesospheric VHF radar echoes and rocket probe electron concentration measurements

Details Comparison of mesospheric VHF radar echoes and rocket probe electron concentration measurements Comparison of mesospheric VHF radar echoes and rocket probe electron concentration measurements

Oct 1984

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Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 89, Oct. 1, 1984, p. 9014-9022. Research sponsored by the Comision Nacion

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Electron Density (Concentration), Equatorial Atmosphere, Mesosphere, Radar Echoes, Atmospheric Turbulence, Electrostatic Probes, Frequency Response, Rocket Sounding, Very High Frequencies

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Refractive index irregularities in the equatorial mesosphere have been investigated using both the Jicamarca VHF radar and a rocket-borne Langmuir probe launched from Punta Lobos, Peru. On February 27, 1983, a single layer of turbulence was observed in the upper mesosphere by both experiments. There is very good agreement between the observed radar echo power and the radar scattering cross section calculated from the rocket data when these are interpreted in the context of isotropic turbulence. The inner and outer scales of turbulence have been calculated from both the radar and the rocket data, and good agreement is found. The radar data show indications of large-scale vortices in the layer of irregularities. Rocket data show that the inner scale of turbulence in the upper mesosphere is a few tens of meters and that the Jicamarca radar Bragg wavelength (3 m) is well within the viscous subrange of turbulence in this altitude range. The spectral index in the inertial subrange is close to -5/3, changing to about - 7 at higher wave numbers. Energy dissipation rate in the layer was calculated to be 0.05 W/kg, in good agreement with previous estimates.

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