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To evaluate whether a 205-MHz stratosphere–troposphere wind profiling radar can be configured to detect and analyze ionospheric structures and irregularities.

September 28, 2019IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Potential Application of 205-MHz Stratosphere–Troposphere Wind Profiling Radar in Ionospheric Studies: Preliminary Results

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MMM. C. Neethu MohanCochin University of Science and Technology VRV. RakeshNational Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology MMM. G. ManojCochin University of Science and Technology

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Experimental study demonstrates detection of field-aligned irregularities in the equatorial ionosphere, highlighting the utility of VHF wind profiling radars for upper-atmospheric research.

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To evaluate whether a 205-MHz stratosphere–troposphere wind profiling radar can be configured to detect and analyze ionospheric structures and irregularities.
Operated an installed 205-MHz wind profiling radar (dip angle ~7.1°N) using an experimental configuration to probe altitudes from 90 to 500 km across the E and F layers.
Collected ionospheric reflections with range resolutions reaching 45 m for the 90–110 km altitude band.
Successfully recorded backscatter echoes from field-aligned irregularities (FAIs) at altitudes between 90 and 500 km.
Identified both continuous and quasi-periodic Type 2 FAIs in the E region at 90–110 km altitude.
Detected nighttime spread-F events exhibiting bottom-type and bottom-side morphological characteristics.

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Mohan et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9580bc6a42edee3f2cb3d9 https://doi.org/10.1109/lgrs.2019.2938855

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Experimental study demonstrates detection of field-aligned irregularities in the equatorial ionosphere, highlighting the utility of VHF wind profiling radars for upper-atmospheric research.

Potential Application of 205-MHz Stratosphere–Troposphere Wind Profiling Radar in Ionospheric Studies: Preliminary Results

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