HF radar polar patch formation revisited: summer and winter variations in dayside plasma structuring

Three intervals of polar patch formation, as observed by the CUTLASS Finland HF coherent radar, are presented. Simultaneous observations from a vertical ionosonde located at Longyearbyen on Svalbard, situated in the dayside convection throat region, allow for F-region plasma structuring, lea...

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Main Authors: S. E. Milan, M. Lester, T. K. Yeoman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2002-04-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/20/487/2002/angeo-20-487-2002.pdf