Transverse-beam incoherent scatter radar measurements of F region plasma densities at Jicamarca
Abstract
Models for the self- and cross-correlation of orthogonal polarized quasi-transverse incoherent scatter returns are presented. The models are used to estimate the F region plasma densities with dual-polarization transverse-beam incoherent scatter data collected at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory using a technique introduced by Kudeki et al. [2003]. The cross-correlation model takes into account magneto-ionic propagation effects associated with quasi-transverse O- and X-modes in an inhomogeneous ionosphere. The phase of the cross-correlation provides the information to convert the measured power data into ionospheric density estimates via a least squares fitting procedure.
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Date
2003-08
Keywords
Equatorial ionosphere , Ionospheric propagation , Remote sensing , Waves in plasma
Citation
Feng, Z., Kudeki, E., Woodman, R. F., & Chau, J. L. (2003). Transverse-beam incoherent scatter radar measurements of F region plasma densities at Jicamarca. Radio Science, 38 (4), 10. https://doi.org/10.1029/2002RS002722
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American Geophysical Union