2011 SuperDARN Workshop
ABSTRACTS
Classifying near-range echoes detected by the mid-latitude SuperDARN radars
E.McCubbin and S.G. Shepherd
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH USA
abstract. Dartmouth College led the build of two additional radars with 24 beams near Christmas Valley, Oregon in November as part of the collaboration to develop a network of mid-latitude radars. Recent research on near-range backscattering drifts, has focused on how to determine the classification of meteors trail echoes from other backscattering, such as E-region irregularities and background noise, using the mid-latitude radars. With two radars in close proximity, a comparison on derived velocities show different results that may be caused from E-region plasma drifts that have similar characteristics of meteor trail echoes. A clear distinguish on classifying meteor trail echoes will be a useful tool to develop a global analysis of neutral winds with multiple SuperDARN radars around the mid-latitude region.