On 11 cm Irregularities During Equatorial Spread F.

Abstract

The recent Kwajalein radar backscatter observation of 11 cm irregularities at high altitudes (approximately 500 km) during equatorial spread F are explained in terms of the kinetic lower-hybrid-drift instability. The absence of radar backscatter from 11 cm irregularities at lower altitudes (approximately 240 km) is attributed to the stabilizing influence of electron-neutral collisions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 17, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087751

Entities

People

  • Joseph D. Huba
  • Sidney L. Ossakow

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Backscattering
  • Collisions
  • Electron Density
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Electrons
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • High Altitude
  • Instability
  • Military Research
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  • Space Systems
  • Temperature Gradients

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  • Microelectronics