Comparison of the orientation of small-scale electron density irregularities and F region plasma flow direction

Autor: Tereshchenko, E. D., Khudukon, B. Z., Kozlova, M. O., Evstafiev, O. V., Nygrén, T., Rietveld, M. T., Brekke, A.
Zdroj: Annales Geophysicae; August 2000, Vol. 18 Issue: 8 p918-926, 9p
Abstrakt: Results are shown from an experimental campaign where satellite scintillation was observed at three sites at high latitudes and, simultaneously, the F region plasma flow was measured by the nearby EISCAT incoherent scatter radar. The anisotropy parameters of field-aligned irregularities are determined from amplitude scintillation using a method based on the variance of the relative logarithmic amplitude. The orientation of the anisotropy in a plane perpendicular to the geomagnetic field is compared with the direction of F region plasma flow. The results indicate that in most cases a good agreement between the two directions is obtained.
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