Power Fluctuations in Meteor Head Echoes Observed with the EISCAT VHF Radar |
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| Authors: | Johan Kero Csilla Szasz Asta Pellinen-Wannberg Gudmund Wannberg Assar Westman |
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| Institution: | (1) Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden;(2) EISCAT Scientific Association, Kiruna, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | We present observations and preliminary results from a meteor experiment carried out with the 224 MHz EISCAT VHF radar in Tromsø, Norway, which was run for 6 h on November 26, 2003. The data set contains echoes with peculiar pulsations in received power in the frequency range 20–200 Hz, limited by instrumental parameters. The process causing the echo power pulsations has not yet been identified. Plasma effects are the most likely cause, a possible mechanism is for instance asymmetrical dust grains in rotation causing a modulation of the ionization rate. |
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| Keywords: | HPLA radar meteor head echo meteoroid rotation plasma effects |
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