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A comparison of partial reflection drifts with winds determined by rocket techniques—1
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In this article, a comparison of neutral wind measurements made by rockets with ionospheric drift observations made by the partial reflection drift method was made. But the drift experiment was located at the Woomera rocket range (31°S, 136°E), the site being chosen to provide as good a spatial overlap as possible with wind determinations by various rocket techniques.About:
This article is published in Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics.The article was published on 1977-07-01. It has received 46 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Rocket & Mesosphere.read more
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On the scattering and reflection mechanisms contributing to clear air radar echoes from the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesophere
Kenneth S. Gage,Ben B. Balsley +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors unify the scattering and reflection theories in the light of observational studies and propose an attempt to unify scattering and reflections in the presence of free electrons (moreover, in the absence of small-scale neutral fluctuations the electrons alone can provide the scattered signal).
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Simultaneous and colocated observation of winds and tides by MF and meteor radars over London, Canada (43°N, 81°W), during 1994–1996
TL;DR: In this paper, simultaneous and colocated comparisons of winds and tides by MF and meteor VHF radars have been made in the 85-94 km height range from July 1994 to June 1996 over London, Ontario, Canada.
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Falling Sphere Observations of Anisotropic Gravity Wave Motions in the Upper Stratosphere over Australia
TL;DR: In this paper, a study of inertial scale gravity wave motions in the region of the atmosphere between 30 and 60 km has been undertaken, using wind and temperature data derived from rocket-borne falling sphere density experiments performed over Woomera, Australia between 1962 and 1976.
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VHF radar studies of tropospheric velocities and irregularities using spaced antenna techniques
Jürgen Röttger,Robert A. Vincent +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a VHF radar using a large antenna for transmission and small spaced antennas for reception was used to observe the troposphere with a large VHF antenna and a small antenna for reception.
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A simple model of atmospheric radar backscatter: Description and application to the full correlation analysis of spaced antenna data
David A. Holdsworth,Iain M. Reid +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a model was developed for simulating the effects of backscatter from scatterers advected with a mean background wind, which includes features such as aspect sensitivity, gravity wave perturbations, and turbulent motions.
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Internal atmospheric gravity waves at ionospheric heights
TL;DR: In this paper, the proper interpretation of irregular motions in the upper atmosphere has been investigated by a variety of techniques, but their proper interpretation has yet to be established. But their proper meaning has not yet been established.
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Some tests of methods of analysis of ionospheric drift records using an array of 89 aerials
M.G Golley,D.E Rossiter +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an array of 89 aerials were used to test the validity of the usual methods of measuring ionospheric drifts, in which only three aerials are used, and it was shown that the magnitude of the true velocity determined by "full correlation analysis" increases as the size of the aerial triangle increases, and tends to a limit which is the correct value.
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Seasonal variation of southern hemisphere mid-latitude winds at altitudes of 70–100 km
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the spaced receiver method of measuring ionospheric drifts to investigate atmospheric motion between 65 and 100 km at 44°S lat. The results of the measurements were used to provide a good estimate of the monthly mean zonal wind.
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The measurement of winds in the D-region of the ionosphere by the use of partially reflected radio waves
TL;DR: In this article, the fading of radio waves reflected from the upper D -region of the ionosphere has been studied using the spaced receiver technique and full correlation analysis, and the resulting ionospheric drift velocities are shown to provide reliable estimates of the motion of the neutral air in the reflection region.
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The interpretation of ionospheric radio drift measurements—II Kinesonde observations of microstructure and vertical motion in sporadic E
J.W. Wright,L.S. Fedor +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a radio sounding system with which three-dimensional structure and motions in the ionsphere may be observed at the ground is described, and the velocity V is identified with motions at the ionospheric reflection level and other information describes the random motion, spatial scale, and anisotropic properties of the measurements.