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inPolarScience ·Article· Advances doi：10．3724／SP．J．1085．2013．00050 March2013V01．24No．1：50—59 velocitiesofRankinInletF-re AssessingDoppler glon echoes 1 AlexanderV Colville ADFiori2MohsenGhezelbash Koustov”，Kale1，Robyn 1 of S7N Saskatchewan，Saskatoon5E2，Canada； University 2 ofNaturalResources K1A 0Y3，Canada GeomagneticLaboratory Canada(NRCan)，Ottawa Received29 7 2013 August2012；acceptedJanuary Abstract velocitiesobservedtheRankin PolarDARNradarareassessedwithafoCUSondataiilthe Doppler by Inlet(RKNl the for are to beamsoriented scatter month areshown roughlyalongmagneticmeridian，Hourly every built．They vary plots medianvalues clear localtimevariationwithmaximum and widely,with showingvery magnetic magnitudeduringpre—noon hours．The containa amountof small datamatdominatesatfarther and pre-midnighthistogramssignificant very velocity ranges the noondatashow antisunwardflowsbutat latitudesand closeto daytime．Near generally very during largeranges／magnetic noon．sunwardflowsoccurf