SHORT-LIVED BURSTS OF PLASMA VELOCITY IN THE AURORAL-ZONE .1. OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE FROM RADAR MEASUREMENTS

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WILLIAMS, PJS
VIRDI, TS
COWLEY, SWH
LESTER, M
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[1] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI & TECHNOL,BLACKETT LAB,LONDON SW7 2BZ,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV LEICESTER,LEICESTER LE1 7RH,ENGLAND
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JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS | 1990年 / 52卷 / 6-8期
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10.1016/0021-9169(90)90041-K
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P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
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0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
Sudden bursts of plasma velocity, including an equatorward component, are often observed by EISCAT in the evening and midnight sectors. Typically, these bursts last for about 3-7 min, and are repeated in a quasi-periodic sequence. Quasi-periodic equatorward bursts are also observed by the SABRE coherent scatter radar and these measurements confirm that the pattern can extend over several degrees of latitude and at least 10° of longitude. © 1990.
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