• Modulation of polar mesospheric summer echoes (PMSEs) with high-frequency heating during low solar illumination 

      Gunnarsdottir, Tinna; Mann, Ingrid; Poggenpohl, Arne Hendrik; Mahmoudian, Alireza; Dalin, Peter; Rietveld, Michael T.; Haeggstroem, Ingemar (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-14)
      Polar mesospheric summer echo (PMSE) formation is linked to charged dust/ice particles in the mesosphere. We investigate the modulation of PMSEs with radio waves based on measurements with EISCAT VHF radar and EISCAT heating facility during low solar illumination. The measurements were made in August 2018 and 2020 around 20:02 UT. Heating was operated in cycles with intervals of 48 s on and 168 ...