TY - JOUR
T1 - Incoherent scatter spectral theories - Part I
T2 - A general framework and results for small magnetic aspect angles
AU - Kudeki, Erhan
AU - Milla, Marco A.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - A general framework for the incoherent scatter radar spectral theories is presented in terms of the generalized Nyquist theorem, KramersKronig relations, and the characteristic functions of random charge-carrier displacements in the ionosphere. Specific spectral models for typical ionospheric conditions are derived and discussed. The discussions focus on the effect of Coulomb collisions in magnetized plasmas, which is a topic of current interest treated in further detail in the companion paper by the authors, as well as on different combinations of physical principles that can be invoked in the derivation of incoherent scatter spectral models.
AB - A general framework for the incoherent scatter radar spectral theories is presented in terms of the generalized Nyquist theorem, KramersKronig relations, and the characteristic functions of random charge-carrier displacements in the ionosphere. Specific spectral models for typical ionospheric conditions are derived and discussed. The discussions focus on the effect of Coulomb collisions in magnetized plasmas, which is a topic of current interest treated in further detail in the companion paper by the authors, as well as on different combinations of physical principles that can be invoked in the derivation of incoherent scatter spectral models.
KW - Incoherent scatter
KW - ionosphere
KW - radar
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78650903447&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/TGRS.2010.2057252
DO - 10.1109/TGRS.2010.2057252
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650903447
SN - 0196-2892
VL - 49
SP - 315
EP - 328
JO - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
JF - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
IS - 1 PART 2
M1 - 5595000
ER -