scholarly journals Difference in the Sporadic E Layer Occurrence Ratio Between the Southern and Northern Low Magnetic Latitude Regions as Observed by COSMIC Radio Occultation Data

Space Weather ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Niu
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Sobhkhiz ◽  
Yosuke Yamazaki ◽  
Christina Arras

<p>Sporadic E (Es) is a transient phenomenon where thin layers of enhanced electron density appear in the ionospheric E region (90-120 km altitude). Es can influence radio propagation, and its global characteristics have been of great interest to radio communications and navigations. Atmospheric diurnal and semidiurnal tides cause horizontal wind shears at E-region heights by giving rise to ions and electrons' vertical motions. These shears will lead to the formation of Es layers. This research aims to study the role of atmospheric solar and lunar tides in Mid-latitude Es occurrence. For this purpose, radio occultation data from FORMASAT-3/COSMIC mission of 11 years (2007 to 2017), which provide complete global coverage, have been used. The results show both lunar and solar tidal signatures in Es occurrence. These tidal signatures are longitudinally dependent, which can result from non-migrating tides or modulation of migrating tidal signatures by zonally varying geomagnetic field.</p>


2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 1209-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. A. V. Prasad Rao Anisetty ◽  
Ching-Yuang Huang ◽  
Shu-Ya Chen

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