Spectral structure of auroral F layer patches

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作者
Erukhimov, LM [1 ]
Muravjeva, NV [1 ]
Myasnikov, EN [1 ]
Evstafjev, OV [1 ]
Kosolapenko, VI [1 ]
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[1] MURMANSK POLAR GEOPHYS INST,MURMANSK 183010,RUSSIA
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10.1029/96RS00300
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P1 [天文学];
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Analysis of the power law spectral form for the differential phase and amplitude scintillation spectra has been performed for the orbital satellite beacons at 150-400 MHz receiving at the site Verkhnetulomsky (68.4 degrees N, 31.85 degrees E). It is shown that inside of the Focal scintillation patches, which are seen during ground-based observations in the vicinity of the east-west direction, a significant increase of power law slope occurs at the scales l(perpendicular to) > 0.5 km. A model of plasma density spectrum combining both the small-scale rod-like and large-scale sheet-like irregularities is proposed.
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