Diurnal variation of gravity wave activity at midlatitudes in the ionospheric F region

J. Boška; P. Šauli; D. Altadill; J. German Solé; L. F. Alberca

doi:10.1023/A:1024763618505

Diurnal variation of gravity wave activity at midlatitudes in the ionospheric F region

J. Boška^*
, P. Šauli
, D. Altadill
, J. German Solé
, L. F. Alberca

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We investigate the short-term fluctuations in the period range from 15 to 180 minutes in the electron density variations of the F region ionosphere. Electron density profiles obtained at the ionospheric stations of Pruhonice (49.9° N, 14.5° E) and Ebro (40.8° N, 0.5° E) at five minute time sampling have been used for this analysis. The diurnal changes of the activity of the acoustic gravity wave fluctuations (AGW) show a clear enhancement during and several hours after sunrise. The periods of such AGW's are about 60 to 75 minutes and these waves propagates vertically through the ionosphere from a source located at an altitude of 180-220 km. The most likely source for these events seems to be passage of the Solar terminator.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	579-586
Number of pages	8
Journal	Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica
Volume	47
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024763618505
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

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AGW
Ionospheric sounding
Wave propagation

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Diurnal variation of gravity wave activity at midlatitudes in the ionospheric F region

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