Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998georl..25.2393m&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 25, Issue 13, p. 2393-2396
Physics
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Ionosphere: Ionospheric Disturbances, Ionosphere: Ionosphere/Atmosphere Interactions, Ionosphere: Wave Propagation
Scientific paper
Summer mesospheric observations using the MU radar at Shigaraki, Japan show that radar echoes could be detected before sunrise under some circumstances. The pre-sunrise radar echoes observed at heights above 80 km are weak but clearly occur in a layer. Strong radar echoes observed after sunrise at similar heights show an unusual broadening of the spectral width in the echo power. This indicates the presence of strong atmospheric turbulence. In addition, frequency spectra for the vertical wind fluctuations show an enhancement of the spectral power density in a wide range of periods shorter than the local Brunt-Väisälä one. This is consistent with the occurrence of strong turbulence layer in the upper mesosphere though not immediately identified with the turbulence activity. Thus the presence of strong turbulence layer might yield us a possibility of detecting radar echoes before sunrise.
Fukao Shoichiro
Muraoka Yoshikazu
Sugiyama Takuya
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