The Photoelectron‐Driven Upper Hybrid Instability as the Cause of 150‐km Echoes
The Photoelectron‐Driven Upper Hybrid Instability as the Cause of 150‐km Echoes
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光电子驱动的上层混合不稳定性是 150 公里回波的原因
DOI:
10.1029/2020gl087391
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Dimant, Yakov S.
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作者:
Longley, William J.;Oppenheim, Meers M.;Pedatella, Nick M.;Dimant, Yakov S.
150 kilometer echoes are strong, coherent echoes observed by equatorial radars looking close to perpendicular to Earth's magnetic field. Observations over a day show a distinct necklace pattern with echoes descending from 170 km at sunrise to 130 km at noon, before rising again and disappearing overnight. This paper shows that the upper hybrid instability will convert photoelectron energy into plasma wave energy through inverse Landau damping. Using parameters from a WACCM‐X simulation, the upper hybrid wave growth rates over a day show a nearly identical necklace pattern, with bands of positive growth rate following contours of the plasma frequency. Small gaps in altitude with no echoes are explained by thermal electrons Landau damping the instability where the upper hybrid frequency is a multiple of the gyrofrequency. This theory provides a mechanism that likely plays a crucial role in solving a long‐standing mystery on the origin of 150‐km echoes.
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DOI:
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发表时间:
2019
期刊:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
影响因子:
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作者:
Longley, William J.;Oppenheim, Meers M.;Dimant, Yakov S.
通讯作者:
Dimant, Yakov S.
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发表时间:
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期刊:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
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影响因子:
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