An investigation of equatorial 150-km irregularities

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dc.contributor.advisorKudeki, Erhan
dc.contributor.authorFawcett, Clinton Douglas
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-24T20:52:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-27T22:52:10Z
dc.date.available2015-07-24T20:52:20Z
dc.date.available2017-02-27T22:52:10Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractWe performed experiments using the 50-MHz Jicamarca radar to study the equatorial 3-m scale plasma irregularities which are responsible for the radar backscatter called 15-km echoes observed at upper E-region heights from approximately 140 to 170 km. These studies were motivated by the search for a generation mechanism and the potential for using backscatter from 150-km irregularities to make vertical drift estimates over long time periods for enhancing the databases used in space weather prediction tools. Based on our observations of a counter-electrojet event, we have determined that the zonal component of the electric field is not the main factor in the generation of these plasma irregularities. We observe no significant altitudinal shears in the zonal drifts, but we do observe intensity and Doppler velocity modulations that indicate the presence of gravity waves. Our power-map shift analyses indicate a predominantly meridioanal propagation direction for these waves. The brief interval during which we observe modulations in the vertical drift estimates indicates the presence of a purely zonally propagating wave. The wave parameters extracted from our observations allow us to estimate the zonal wind U for this short time. The differential between the computed U and the measured zonal drift is large enough to consider the associated 2.5-mv / m vertical electric field as a possible driver for the generation of the 150-km irregularities, themselves. Howewer, the absence of observed velocity perturbations at other times on the same day and the other two days means that we have not yet established a generation mechanism for all times. With regard to our aspect width measurements, we conclude that aspect widths of the 150-km echoes are smaller than those of those electrojet and larger than those of F-region irregularities. With regard to zonal interferometry, we conclude that scatterers observed using an east-west baseline appear diffuse and fill the beam.es_ES
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dc.identifier.citationFawcett, C. D. (1999).==$An investigation of equatorial 150-km irregularities$==(Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering). University of Illinois, Illinois, United States.es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12816/49
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaignes_ES
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesses_ES
dc.subjectPlasmaes_ES
dc.subjectRadares_ES
dc.subjectGravitational waveses_ES
dc.subjectEchoeses_ES
dc.subjectInterferometryes_ES
dc.subject.ocdehttp://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.01es_ES
dc.subject.ocdehttp://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#2.02.00es_ES
dc.titleAn investigation of equatorial 150-km irregularitieses_ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesises_ES
thesis.degree.disciplineIngeniería Eléctricaes_ES
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaignes_ES
thesis.degree.levelDoctoradoes_ES
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineeringes_ES

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