The study of QP echoes observed by the Chung-Li Radar

Autor: Pei-Chen Lai, 賴珮晨
Rok vydání: 2004
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 92
Sporadic E (Es) layers are ionization enhancements in the E region at altitude between 90 and 120 km. The density can be up to an order of magnitude greater than that in the background and the major species in the layer are metallic. High-resolution observations of quasi-periodic (QP) structures of the midlatitude E region irregularities made with the MU radar were presented in 1991. The structures were found to display striations with periods close to the Brunt Vaisala period. After then, the Chung-Li radar observed the same phenomenon, too. The physical mechanisms proposed for the generation of QP echoes are associated with gravity wave and wind shear. In this study we present an optimum postulate for the QP echoes observed at the Chung-Li VHF radar.
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