Journal Publications

  1. Janches, D., J. D. Mathews, D. D. Meisel, V. S. Getman, and Q. -H. Zhou, 2000, Doppler Studies of Near-Antapex UHF Radar Micrometeors, Icarus, 143, 2, 347-353.
  2. Janches D., John D. Mathews, David D. Meisel, and Qhiou H. Zhou, 2000, Micrometeor Observation using the Arecibo 430 MHz Radar: I. Determination of the Ballistic Parameter from measured Doppler Velocity and Deceleration Results, Icarus, 145, 53-63.
  3. Janches, D., David D. Meisel, and John D. Mathews, 2001, Orbital Properties of the Arecibo Micrometeors at Earth Intersection, Icarus, 150, 2, 206-218.
  4. Mathews, John D., Diego Janches, David D. Meisel and Qihou H. Zhou, 2001, The Micrometeoroid Mass Flux into the Upper Atmosphere: Arecibo Results and a Comparison with Prior Estimates, GRL, In Review, Vol. 28 , No. 10 , p. 1929.
  5. Meisel, D. D., D. Janches, and J. D. Mathews, 2002, Extrasolar Micrometeors Radiating from the Vicinity of the Local Interstellar Bubble, ApJ., 567:323-341.
  6. Janches D., A. Pellinen-Wanberg, G. Wannberg, A. Westman, I. Häggström, and D.D. Meisel, 2002, Tristatic Observations of Meteors Using the 930 MHz EISCAT radar System, JGR, 107(A11), 1389.
  7. Meisel, David D.., Diego Janches and John D. Mathews, 2002, The Size Distribution of the Arecibo Interstellar Particles and its Implications, ApJ., 579:895-904.
  8. Janches, D., M.C. Nolan, D.D. Meisel, J.D. Mathews, Q.H. Zhou and D.E. Moser, 2003, On the micrometeor geocentric velocity distribution, JGR, 108(A6), 1222.
  9. Mathews, J.D., J. Doherty, C.-H. Wen,S.J. Briczinski, D. Janches and D.D. Meisel, 2003, An update on the UHF radar meteor observation at Arecibo Observatory, JASTP, 65 , 1139– 1149.
  10. Raizada, S., C. Tepley, D. Janches, J.S. Friedman and Q.H. Zhou, 2004, Lidar Observations of Ca and K metallic layers from Arecibo and comparison with micrometeor sporadic activity, JASTP, 66, 595–606.
  11. Janches, D., M.C. Nolan and M. Sultzer, 2004, Radiant distribution of micrometeors detected by the Arecibo 430 MHz dual-beam radar, Atmos. Chem and Phys., 4,621-626.
  12. Zhou, Q.H., Y.T. Morton, J.D. Mathews and D. Janches, 2004, Aspect sensitivity of VHF echoes from field aligned irregularities in meteor trails and thin ionization layers, Atmos. Chem. and Phys., Atmos. Chem. Phys., 4, 685–692.
  13. Janches, D., S. Palo, E.M. Lau, S.K. Avery, J.P. Avery. S. de la Peña and N.A. Makarov, 2004, Diurnal and seasonal variability of the meteor flux at the South Pole measured with radars, Geophys. Res. Lett., VOL. 31, L20807, doi:10.1029/2004GL021104.
  14. Wen, C.-H., J.F. Doherty, J.D. Mathews, and D. Janches, 2004, Time-frequency radar processing for meteor detection, IEEE Trans. Geos. Remote Sens., 42 (3), 501-510.
  15. Janches, D. and J.L. Chau, 2005, Observed diurnal and seasonal behavior of the micrometeor flux using the Arecibo and Jicamarca radars, J. Atmos. Solar Terr. Phys., 67,1196-1210.
  16. De la Peña, S., S.K. Avery, J.P. Avery, E.M. Lau and D. Janches, 2005, Wind measurements of MLT region using the Platteville, CO MEDAC 50 MHz meteor radar, J. Atmos. Solar Terr. Phys., 67, 1211-1215.
  17. Janches, D. and D.O. ReVelle, 2005, The Initial Altitude of the Micrometeor Phenomenon: Comparison between Arecibo radar observations and theory, JGR., VOL. 110, A08307, doi:10.1029/2005JA011022.
  18. Wen, C.-H., J.F. Doherty, J.D. Mathews and D. Janches, Meteor detection and non-periodic bursty interference removal for Arecibo data, J. Atmos. Solar. Terr. Phys., 67, 3, 275-281, 2005.
  19. Lau, E.M., S.K. Avery, J.P. Avery, D. Janches, S.E. Palo, N.A. Makarov, Statistical characterization of the meteor distribution at the South Pole using VHF interferometric meteor radar, Radio Sci., Vol 41, RS4007, doi:10.1029/2005RS003247, 2006.
  20. Friedman, J.S. and D. Janches, 2005, Special issue on meteors and the mesopause, JASTP, 67, 1157-1158.
  21. Dyrud, L.; K. Denney; J. Urbina; D. Janches; E. Kudeki; S. Franke, The meteor flux: It depends how you look, Earth, Moon and Planets, In Press, 2005.
  22. Janches, D., D.C. Fritts, D.M. Riggin, M.P. Sulzer and S. Gonzalez, Gravity Waves and Momentum Fluxes in the MLT Using 430 MHz Dual-Beam Measurements at Arecibo: 1. Measurements, Methods, and Gravity Waves, JGR-Atmospheres, 111, D18107, doi:10.1029/2005JD006882, 2006.
  23. D.C. Fritts, Janches, D., D.M. Riggin, R.S. Stockwel, M.P. Sulzer and S. Gonzalez, Gravity Waves and Momentum Fluxes in the MLT Using 430 MHz Dual-Beam Measurements at Arecibo: 2. Frequency Spectra, Momentum Fluxes, and Variability, JGR-Atmospheres, 111, D18107, doi:10.1029/2005JD006882, 2006.
  24. Janches, D., C. J. Heinselman, J.L. Chau, A. Chandran and R. Woodman, Modeling the Micrometeor Input Function in the Upper Atmosphere Observed by High Power and Large Aperture Radars, 11, A07317, doi:10.1029/2006JA011628, 2006.
  25. Janches, D., and M. J. Nicolls (2007), Diurnal variability of the gyro resonance line observed with the Arecibo incoherent scatter radar at E- and F1-region altitudes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L01103, doi:10.1029/2006GL028510.
  26. Janches, D., S. Close and J.T. Fentzke, 2007,A comparison of detection sensitivity between ALTAIR and Arecibo meteor observations: Can High Power and Large Aperture radars dtect low velocity meteor head-echoes, Vol 193/1 pp 105-111, Icarus, 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.08.022.
  27. Fentzke, J.T. and D. Janches, A semi-empirical model of the contribution from sporadic meteoroid sources on the meteor input function observed at Arecibo, JGR-Space Physics,Vol 113, A03304, doi:10.1029/2007JA012531, 2008.
  28. Fritts, D.C and D. Janches, Dual-beam measurements of gravity waves over Arecibo: Re-evualation of wave structure, dynamics and momentum fluxes, J. Geophys. Res.-Atmospheres, Vol 113, D05112, doi:10.1029/2007JD008896, 2008.
  29. Sparks, J.J., D. Janches, M.J. Nicolls and C.J. Heinselman, Seasonal and diurnal variability of the meteor flux at high latitude observed using PFISR, JASTP, Submitted, 2008.
  30. Fentzke, J.T., D. Janches and J.J. Sparks, Latitudinal and Seasonal Variability of the Micrometeor Input Function: A Study Using Model Predictions, Arecibo, and PFISR Observations, JASTP, Submitted, 2008.
  31. Janches, D., D.C. Fritts, M.J. Nicolls and C.J. Heinselman, Observations of D-region Structure and Atmospheric Tides with PFISR during Active Aurora, JASTP, Submitted, 2008.
  32. Dyrud, L.P. and D. Janches, Modeling the meteor head echo using Arecibo radar observations, JGR-Space Physics, Under Review, 2008.

Books

  1. Advances in Meteoroid and Meteor Science, J.M. Trigo-Rodriguez, F. Rietmeijer, J. Llorca and D. Janches Eds, Springer, 2008.