Qiao, L.; Chen, G.; Su, M.; Yan, C.; Liu, E.; Wu, J. Analysis of the E-Region Low-Altitude Quasi-Periodic Event in Low-Latitudes of China. Remote Sens.2023, 15, 5482.
Qiao, L.; Chen, G.; Su, M.; Yan, C.; Liu, E.; Wu, J. Analysis of the E-Region Low-Altitude Quasi-Periodic Event in Low-Latitudes of China. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 5482.
Qiao, L.; Chen, G.; Su, M.; Yan, C.; Liu, E.; Wu, J. Analysis of the E-Region Low-Altitude Quasi-Periodic Event in Low-Latitudes of China. Remote Sens.2023, 15, 5482.
Qiao, L.; Chen, G.; Su, M.; Yan, C.; Liu, E.; Wu, J. Analysis of the E-Region Low-Altitude Quasi-Periodic Event in Low-Latitudes of China. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 5482.
Abstract
The low-altitude quasi-periodic (LQP) E-region echoes observed with the upgraded HCOPAR located in Hainan Island of China (19.5°N, 109.1°E) are presented. With the interferometry technique, the interferometry equations can be developed to investigate the structures of the irregularities. The results show that the plasma structures of the LQP echoes with negative slope mainly drift southwestward almost horizontally, but they also drifted southeastward in some striations. According to the movement of the plasma structures, we find strong wind shear in the region where the LQP echoes are produced. Meanwhile, The periodicity of the LQP echoes may be related to the strength of the wind shear. It is proposed that the plasma structures are most likely produced by the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Space and Planetary Science
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