The Influence of Tropospheric Processes on Disturbances in the D and E Ionospheric Layers

Determination of the physical mechanisms of the energy transfer of tropospheric disturbances to the ionosphere is one of the fundamental problems of atmospheric physics. This article presents the observational results of tropospheric and ionospheric disturbances during the passages of the solar term...

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Published in:Atmosphere 2021-09, Vol.12 (9), p.1116
Main Authors: Borchevkina, Olga P., Adamson, Sergey O., Dyakov, Yurii A., Karpov, Ivan V., Golubkov, Gennady V., Wang, Pao-Kuan, Golubkov, Maxim G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Atmosphere
Atmospheric physics
Earthquakes
Energy transfer
Global positioning systems
GPS
GPS measurements
Gravity waves
Internal gravity waves
Internal waves
Ionosphere
Ionospheric disturbances
Ionospheric layers
ionospheric response
Lasers
Lidar
Lidar observations
lidar sensing
Localization
Measurement techniques
Physics
Propagation
Radiation
Remote sensing
Response time
solar eclipse
Solar eclipses
solar terminator
Telescopes
Temperature variations
Troposphere
tropospheric disturbances
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Summary:Determination of the physical mechanisms of the energy transfer of tropospheric disturbances to the ionosphere is one of the fundamental problems of atmospheric physics. This article presents the observational results of tropospheric and ionospheric disturbances during the passages of the solar terminator and solar eclipse. Lidar observations showed the occurrence of tropospheric regions with noticeably increased amplitudes of density, pressure, and temperature variations with periods corresponding to acoustic and internal gravity waves, which were generated in the troposphere during the development of these events. Simultaneous satellite measurements demonstrate the response of the ionosphere to these tropospheric disturbances. Based on the experimental data, we determine the typical periods and spatial scales of variations. It is shown that the response time of the ionosphere to tropospheric disturbances is 30–40 min.
ISSN:2073-4433
2073-4433
DOI:10.3390/atmos12091116