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We analyze the possibility of monitoring density or temperature fluctuations in the stratosphere based on data of amplitude radio-occultation measurements at centimeter waves using satellite-to-satellite paths. Comparison of the experimental spectra of amplitude fluctuations with the theoretical spectra calculated for a model containing both strongly anisotropic irregularities and an isotropic Kolmogorov turbulence shows that the amplitude fluctuations of radio waves in the stratosphere are mainly contributed by anisotropic irregularities which correspond to the model of saturated internal gravity waves. The efficiency of the radio occultation technique for the global remote monitoring of internal waves in the stratosphere is demonstrated.
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Kan, V., Matyugov, S.S. & Yakovlev, O.I. The Structure of Stratospheric Irregularities According to Radio-Occultation Data Obtained using Satellite-to-Satellite Paths. Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics 45, 595–605 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021720729322
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