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Detection of traveling ionospheric disturbances with auroral zone incoherent scatter radar
Author(s) -
Pinger Wayne H.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs014i001p00075
Subject(s) - incoherent scatter , ionosphere , radar , geophysics , oscillation (cell signaling) , geology , physics , ionospheric heater , geodesy , telecommunications , biology , computer science , genetics
A technique for the study of traveling ionospheric disturbances has been developed using the incoherent scatter radar at Chatanika, Alaska. Using one wave event, the technique is employed to compute the period of oscillation (36.5 min), southward velocity (208 m sec −1 ), and power profile. A possible source event for the traveling ionospheric disturbance has been identified as being a filamentary auroral arc moving southward toward Chatanika.