Structures responsible for rapid fading of medium frequency radio reflections from the day-time E-layer

Details Structures responsible for rapid fading of medium frequency radio reflections from the day-time E-layer Structures responsible for rapid fading of medium frequency radio reflections from the day-time E-layer

Dec 1984

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Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics (ISSN 0021-9169), vol. 46, Dec. 1984, p. 1179-1191.

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E Region, Ionospheric Propagation, Radar Echoes, Reflected Waves, Signal Fading, Azimuth, Daytime, Intermediate Frequencies, Temporal Distribution

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The steerable beam Bribie Island radar (152 deg E, 27 deg S) operating at a frequency of 1.98 MHz was used to obtain data relevant to reflection conditions near 100 km altitude on 7 days during June-October 1982. The rapid signal fading commonly observed is primarily due to transient reflectors with lifetimes of a few seconds, often seen up to angles of 20 deg from the zenith. Longer lived moving reflectors (presumed to be sporadic-E clouds) also play a part. Certain properties of the transient reflectors are consistent with a turbulent generation mechanism. However, any theory of their origin must explain why, for about a third of the time, they tend to occur preferentially to the north and east of the observing site. A direct comparison of velocities using Doppler and spaced antenna drifts methods shows reasonable agreement when the data is averaged over quarter hour periods. However, conclusions by previous workers, on the basis of observations of motions of diffraction patterns, that the ionospheric structure responsible for the diffraction pattern observed on the ground is undulations of the isoionic contours by gravity waves, is not supported by a detailed analysis of the data.

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