Article
Radar observations of two dimensional turbulence in the equatorial electrojet, 2
Journal of Geophysical Research
(1976)
Abstract
Observations with an altitude resolution of about 1 km were made with the large, vertically directed 50-MHz radar system at the Jicamarca Radar Observatory during the day, when the electrojet was strong. Type 1 (‘two stream’) echoes were seen in a limited range of altitudes, with Doppler shifts corresponding to upward and downward motion at the acoustic velocity. Most of the radar returns were due to type 2 echoes, however. The direction of motion of the type 1 waves sometimes reversed in as little as 1 s, supporting a turbulent model of the electrojet region. During the day the upgoing type 1 waves were observed to be somewhat more easily excited than the downgoing waves, an effect similar to an east-west asymmetry noted in earlier studies. The correspondence between the Jicamarca radar observations and rocket measurements in India is discussed
Keywords
- radar,
- observation,
- two dimensional,
- turbulence,
- equatorial electrojet
Disciplines
Publication Date
January 1, 1976
Publisher Statement
Published by Wiley Online Library
DOI:10.1029/JA081i001p00130
Citation Information
Fejer, B. G., D. T. Farley, B. B. Balsely, and R .F. Woodman, Radar observations of twodimensional
turbulence in the equatorial electrojet, 2. J. Geophys. Res., 81, 130, 1976.