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Auroral zone winds detected near the tropopause with the Chatanika UHF Doppler radar
Author(s) -
Balsley Ben B.,
Farley Donald T.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl003i009p00525
Subject(s) - radiosonde , tropopause , radar , doppler effect , incoherent scatter , geology , doppler radar , atmosphere (unit) , atmosphere of earth , ultra high frequency , ionosphere , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , remote sensing , environmental science , geophysics , troposphere , physics , astronomy , telecommunications , computer science
Neutral wind velocities in the lower atmosphere can be measured with powerful radars operating at a wide range of frequencies. We report the first such Doppler measurement in the auroral zone, using the Chatanika Radar Facility near Fairbanks, Alaska. A sample result from near the tropopause is in good agreement with nearly concurrent Fairbanks radiosonde data.