VHF Radar Studies of the Mid-Latitude E-Region Ionosphere From Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico

Regarding quasi-periodic layers detected above 100 km in Puerto Rico, our observations show that descending signatures can be explained as the consequence of descending plasma layers that are being dumped at lower E-region altitudes due to the action of gravity waves. Overall, a striking result is the lack of QP echoes in the Puerto Rican sector compared to other mid-latitude observation sites. Finally, we conclude that current QP models contain the right ideas to account for QP signatures, but our data strongly suggest that one model is not sufficient to explain different QP events.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Electrical Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Urbina, Julio Victor

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kudeki, Erhan

• Engineering, Electronics and Electrical

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3044248

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/80773