Validation of Clyde River SuperDARN radar velocity measurements with the RISR-C incoherent scatter radar

Koustov, Alexander; Gillies, Robert; Bankole, Peter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1657-2018

Articles | Volume 36, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1657-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1657-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 36, issue 6

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14 Dec 2018

Regular paper |

| 14 Dec 2018

Validation of Clyde River SuperDARN radar velocity measurements with the RISR-C incoherent scatter radar

Alexander Koustov, Robert Gillies, and Peter Bankole

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RC1: 'Review of: Validation of Clyde River SuperDARN radar velocity measurements with the RISR-C incoherent scatter radar', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Oct 2018
- AC1: 'Response to the referee #1 for paper Koustov et al., Ann Geo 101', Koustov Alexandre, 23 Nov 2018
RC2: 'Comments on Koustov et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Nov 2018
- AC2: 'Response to the referee #2 for paper Koustov et al., Ann Geo 101', Koustov Alexandre, 23 Nov 2018

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ED: Publish as is (05 Dec 2018) by Steve Milan

Short summary

Clyde River (CLY) SuperDARN radar velocities reflecting plasma flows in the ionosphere are consistent with measurements by the incoherent scatter radar RISR. While agreement is good in the range of RISR velocity magnitudes of 0–700 m s⁻¹, CLY velocities become progressively smaller at faster flows. In one example of strong disagreements between the instruments, by 200 m s⁻¹, the radars monitored strongly sheared flows. Validation of the CLY radar confirms the reliability of SuperDARN operation.