VHF Radar Studies of the Mid-Latitude E-Region Ionosphere From Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico
Urbina, Julio Victor
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Description
Title
VHF Radar Studies of the Mid-Latitude E-Region Ionosphere From Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico
Author(s)
Urbina, Julio Victor
Issue Date
2002
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Kudeki, Erhan
Department of Study
Electrical Engineering
Discipline
Electrical Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Engineering, Electronics and Electrical
Language
eng
Abstract
Regarding quasi-periodic layers detected above 100 km in Puerto Rico, our observations show that descending signatures can be explained as the consequence of descending plasma layers that are being dumped at lower E-region altitudes due to the action of gravity waves. Overall, a striking result is the lack of QP echoes in the Puerto Rican sector compared to other mid-latitude observation sites. Finally, we conclude that current QP models contain the right ideas to account for QP signatures, but our data strongly suggest that one model is not sufficient to explain different QP events.
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