• 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 ...
    • Radar studies of ionospheric dusty plasma phenomena 

      Mann, Ingrid; Gunnarsdottir, Tinna; Häggström, Ingemar; Eren, Saliha; Tjulin, Anders; Myrvang, Margaretha; Rietveld, Mike T; Dalin, Peter; Jozwicki, Dorota; Trollvik, Henriette Marie Tveitnes (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-17)
      We discuss the influence of charged dust on radar observations in the Earth ionosphere. This region in the upper Earth atmosphere can be described as a partially ionized, low‐temperature plasma. Plasma parameters vary by orders of magnitude spatially and in time. Dust particles influence the charge balance, in some cases dusty plasma condition is met. The polar mesospheric echoes are an example of ...
    • Towards a Framework for Noctilucent Cloud Analysis 

      Sharma, Puneet; Dalin, Peter; Mann, Ingrid (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In this paper, we present a framework to study the spatial structure of noctilucent clouds formed by ice particles in the upper atmosphere at mid and high latitudes during summer. We studied noctilucent cloud activity in optical images taken from three different locations and under different atmospheric conditions. In order to identify and distinguish noctilucent cloud activity from other objects ...