Investigation of the influence of charged aerosol particles on the scattering of radar waves using EISCAT

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Markus Rapp
• Subject Area: Atmospheric Science
• Term: from 2005 to 2012
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 15130579

• Final Report Year: 2013

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Publications

• Meteor smoke particle properties derived from Arecibo incoherent scatter radar observations. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, 2007
  I. Strelnikova, M. Rapp, S. Raizada, and M. Sulzer
  
• Meteoric smoke particles: Evidence from rocket and radar techniques. Adv. Space Res., 40:809–817, 2007
  M. Rapp, I. Strelnikova, and J. Gumbel
  
• Polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) studied at Bragg wavelengths of 2.8 m, 67 cm, and 16 cm. J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., 70:947–961, 2008
  M. Rapp, I. Strelnikova, R. Latteck, P. Hoffmann, U.-P. Hoppe, I. Häggström, and M. Rietveld
  
• Meteoric smoke particle properties derived using dual-beam Arecibo UHF observations of D-region spectra during different seasons. J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., 71:1982–1991, 2009
  J. T. Fentzke, D. Janches, I. Strelnikova, and M. Rapp
  
• News from the lower ionosphere: A review of recent developements. Surv. Geophys., 30:525–559, 2009
  M. Friedrich and M. Rapp
  
• Microphysical parameters of mesospheric ice clouds derived from calibrated observations of polar mesosphere summer echoes at Bragg wavelengths of 2.8 m and 30 cm. J. Geophys. Res., 115, 2010
  Q. Li, M. Rapp, J. R¨ottger, R. Latteck, M. Zecha, I. Strelnikova, G. Baumgarten, M. Hervig, C. Hall, and M. Tsutsumi
  
• Studies of polar mesosphere summer echoes with the EISCAT VHF and UHF Radars: Information contained in the spectral shape. Adv. Space Res., pages 247–259, 2010
  I. Strelnikova and M. Rapp
  
• Localized mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere radar echoes from the E-region at 69 ◦ N: Properties and physical mechanism. J. Geophys. Res., 116, 2011
  M. Rapp, L. Leitert, R. Latteck, M. Zecha, P. Hoffmann, J. H¨offner, U.-P. Hoppe, C. La Hoz, and E. V. Thrane
  
• Majority of PMSE spectral widths at UHF and VHF are compatible with a single scattering mechanism. J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., 2011
  I. Strelnikova and M. Rapp
  
• PMSE-observations with the EISCAT VHF and UHF-Radars: Statistical properties. J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., 73:944–956, 2011
  Q. Li and M. Rapp
  
• Charged aerosol effects on the scattering of radar waves from the D-region. In F.-J. L¨ubken, editor, Climate And Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES): Highlights from a priority program. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2012
  M. Rapp, I. Strelnikova, Q. Li, N. Engler, and G. Teiser
  
• D region meteoric smoke and neutral temperature retrieval using the poker flat incoherent scatter radar. Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, 2012
  J. T. Fentzke, V. Hsu, C. G. M. Brum, I. Strelnikova, M. Rapp, and M. Nicolls
  
• PMSE-observations with the EISCAT VHF and UHF-radars: Ice particles and their effect on ambient electron densities. J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., 104:270–276, 2013
  Q. Li and M. Rapp
  
• Statistical characteristics of PMWE observations by the EIS- CAT VHF radar. Ann. Geophys., 31:359–375, 2013
  I. Strelnikova and M. Rapp