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vs. x and y axes respectively. The third panel displays x-y plane projected motion. Thebottom panel is altitude vs. x-axis. Time variation is from left column to right column. Itsrange distribution shows from 134 down to 126 km (the extent is about 8 or 9 km). Viewingsequences of columns (corresponding to time variation) reveals that the eighth striationdrifted southeast and reside at the altitude between 98 and 100 km. Similar characteristics isobserved in all striations of QP echoes. In order to show the detailed altitude behavior of theQP echoes more clearly, ten striations were plotted together in Figure 3. When plasmairregularities drifted into the radar scattering volume, they reside in approximately constantaltitude between 98 and 100 km. Similar observations were made by Hysell and Burcham(2000) but between altitudes 95 to 120km.18:27:018:27:2018:27:4018:28:018:28:2018:28:4018:29:018:29:20Range (km)134131128-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)Range (km)13413112879 83 87Y (km)79 83 87Y (km)79 83 87Y (km)79 83 87Y (km)79 83 87Y (km)79 83 87Y (km)79 83 87Y (km)79 83 87Y (km)87Y (km)8379-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)Altitude(km)1009896-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)-20 -15 -10X (km)Figure 2. Series of three-dimensional distribution of the eighth striation of QP echoes at 18:27:00-18:29:20.07/03/2000 18:20:40-18:32:20100Altitude(km)9896Figure 3. Altitude variations <strong>with</strong> respect to time of the ten striations shown in Figure 2. It shows average altitudes only.From the above observations, we propose an interpretation of the striations of the QPechoes as they are the traces of the quasi-point targets drift across the radar scattering volume<strong>with</strong> constant velocity and altitude, that is to say it moves as a plane motion as displayed inFigure 4.We propose a mathematical model for obtaining the range rate of the echoes in threedimensionalplane. Suppose the coordinate of the target is P(x, y, z), horizontal velocitydx dy2 2 2U = ( , ,0) , R = x + y + z .dt dtWhere x = Rcosθsinϕ, y = Rcosθcosϕ, z = Rsinθ, θ and ϕ are elevation and azimuth anglesrespectively.Then we obtain the range rate18:20 18:22 18:24 18:26 18:28 18:30 18:32Time ( LT )dRdxdy= cos θ sinφ+ cosθcosφ. (4)dtdtdt96

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