First observations of SPEAR-induced artificial backscatter from CUTLASS and the EISCAT Svalbard radars

Results are presented from the first two active experimental campaigns undertaken by the new SPEAR (Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar) high-power system that has recently become operational on Spitzbergen, in the Svalbard archipelago. SPEAR's high-power beam was used to excite artifi...

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Main Authors: T. R. Robinson, T. K. Yeoman, R. S. Dhillon, M. Lester, E. C. Thomas, J. D. Thornhill, D. M. Wright, A. P. van Eyken, I. W. McCrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2006-03-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/24/291/2006/angeo-24-291-2006.pdf