Anomalous echoes observed with the EISCAT UHF radar at 100-km altitude

We have observed a number of strong echoes with the European incoherent-scatter (EISCAT) UHF (930-MHz) radar at angles 83.5° and 78.6° with the geomagnetic field and at about 100-km altitude north in the auroral zone. The echoes are short-lived and occur in single 2- or 10-s data dumps. They are...

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Main Authors: E. Malnes, N. Bjørnå, T. L. Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 1996-12-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/14/1328/1996/angeo-14-1328-1996.pdf