Rocket and incoherent scatter radar common-volume electron measurements of the equatorial lower ionosphere

Details Rocket and incoherent scatter radar common-volume electron measurements of the equatorial lower ionosphere Rocket and incoherent scatter radar common-volume electron measurements of the equatorial lower ionosphere

Apr 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006georl..3308807f&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 33, Issue 8, CiteID L08807

Physics

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Ionosphere: Equatorial Ionosphere, Ionosphere: Ionospheric Irregularities, Ionosphere: Modeling And Forecasting, Ionosphere: Instruments And Techniques

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A coordinated rocket and radar investigation has enabled the comparison of electron density measurements in essentially a common volume of the equatorial lower ionosphere. The rocket instrumentation included a Faraday rotation experiment, uniquely adapted for measuring electrons at low latitude, and fixed-bias Langmuir probes. The ALTAIR tracking radar was configured in an incoherent scatter mode. For the 75-92 km region, we note very good agreement between Faraday rotation and radar electron density measurements. Langmuir probe current measurements, calibrated to the Faraday rotation data, provided information about fine-scale electron density vertical structure and extended the rocket-radar comparisons of electron density to 130 km. Good overall agreement was also observed at higher altitudes, with evidence of electron density layering - including sporadic E - detected by both measurement techniques. The outcomes from our study support this unique Faraday rotation approach and the IS radar for measuring electron density in the equatorial lower ionosphere.

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