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F-region electron density and Te / Ti measurements using incoherent scatter power data collected at ALTAIR
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Abstract. The ALTAIR UHF radar was used in an incoherent scatter experiment to observe the low-latitude ionosphere during the Equis 2 rocket campaign. The measurements provided the first high-resolution electron density maps of the low-latitude D- and E-region in the Pacific sector and also extended into the F-region and topside ionosphere. Although the sampling frequency was well below the Nyquist frequency of F-region returns, we were able to estimate Te / Ti ratio and infer unbiased electron density estimates using a regularized inversion technique described here. The technique exploits magnetic aspect angle dependence of ISR cross-section for Te>Ti.
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Citation: Milla, M. and Kudeki, E.: F-region electron density and Te / Ti measurements using incoherent scatter power data collected at ALTAIR, Ann. Geophys., 24, 1333-1342, doi:10.5194/angeo-24-1333-2006, 2006. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
