Title
F-region electron density and Te / Ti measurements using incoherent scatter power data collected at ALTAIR
Date Issued
01 January 2006
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Kudeki E.
University of Illinois
Publisher(s)
Copernicus GmbH
Abstract
The ALTAIR UHF radar was used in an incoherent scatter experiment to observe the low-latitude ionosphere during the Equis 2 rocket campaign. The measurements provided the first high-resolution electron density maps of the low-latitude D- and E-region in the Pacific sector and also extended into the F-region and topside ionosphere. Although the sampling frequency was well below the Nyquist frequency of F-region returns, we were able to estimate Te / Ti ratio and infer unbiased electron density estimates using a regularized inversion technique described here. The technique exploits magnetic aspect angle dependence of ISR cross-section for Te>Ti.
Start page
1333
End page
1342
Volume
24
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física atómica, molecular y química
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-33751078555
PubMed ID
Source
Annales Geophysicae
ISSN of the container
09927689
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Directorio de Producción Científica
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