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Spatial and temporal variations of small-scale plasma turbulence parameters in the equatorial electrojet: HF and VHF radar observational results

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The spatial and temporal variations of various parameters associated with plasma wave turbulence in the equatorial electrojet (EEJ) at the magnetic equatorial location of Trivandrum (8.5° N, 77° E; dip 0.5° N) are studied for the first time, using co-located HF (18MHz) and VHF (54.95MHz) coherent backscatter radar observations (daytime) in the altitude region of 95-110km, mostly on magnetically quiet days. The derived turbulence parameters are the mean electron density irregularity strength (?n/n), anomalous electron collision frequency (?e*) and the corrected east-west electron drift velocity (Vey). The validity of the derived parameters is confirmed using radar data at two different frequencies and comparing with in-situ measurements. The behaviour of ?n/n in relation to the backscattered power during weak and strong EEJ conditions is also examined to understand the growth and evolution of turbulence in the electrojet.
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hal-00317694 , version 1 (18-06-2008)

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G. Manju, K. S. Viswanathan, S. Ravindran. Spatial and temporal variations of small-scale plasma turbulence parameters in the equatorial electrojet: HF and VHF radar observational results. Annales Geophysicae, 2005, 23 (4), pp.1165-1173. ⟨hal-00317694⟩

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