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  • Medium Frequency Radars in Japan and Alaska for Upper Atmosphere Observations

    Yasuhiro MURAYAMA  Kiyoshi IGARASHI  Donald D. RICE  Brenton J. WATKINS  Richard L. COLLINS  Kohei MIZUTANI  Yoshinobu SAITO  Shoji KAINUMA  

     
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      Vol:
    E83-B No:9
      Page(s):
    1996-2003

    MF (medium frequency) radars (MFR) are powerful tools for understanding the upper atmosphere, by measuring horizontal wind velocity and electron density. This article introduces three MFR systems, two in Japan, Yamagawa (31.20N, 130.62E) and Wakkanai (45.36N, 141.81E) radars, and one at Poker Flat, Alaska (65.1N, 147.5W). Experimental techniques, and their observed results are briefly shown. Horizontal wind velocity was observed by those MFRs, in height ranges of 60-100 km (day) and 80-100 km (night) at Yamagawa and Wakkanai, while the data coverage is unusually low, >54 km (day) and >68 km (night), at Poker Flat. Comparison of MFR winds with temperature observed by a collocated Rayleigh lidar at Poker Flat shows consistency of those two instrument results in terms of atmospheric wave theory, implying validity of MFR data at such low altitudes. Electron density results at Poker Flat agree reasonably with International Reference Ionosphere model values at 74-84 km, and agree well with variation of cosmic noise absorption by the Poker Flat imaging riometer, suggesting valid electron density estimation by MFR at least below 80-85 km.