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https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-17-225-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-17-225-2019
19 Sep 2019
 | 19 Sep 2019

D region observations by VHF and HF radars during a rocket campaign at Andøya dedicated to investigations of PMWE

Ralph Latteck, Toralf Renkwitz, and Boris Strelnikov

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In April 2018 the PMWE1 sounding rocket campaign was conducted at the Andøya Space Center involving coordinated measurements with rockets and ground instruments to measure parameters relevant for testing of the existing theories of PMWE formation. The Middle Atmosphere Alomar Radar System (MAARSY) was operated to detect PMWE with multiple beam directions. The Saura MF radar was operated with a multiple beam experiment to derive horizontal winds and electron density profiles.
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