The analysis of a travelling ionospheric disturbance with non-linear ionization response
Abstract
Ionograms from a triangular array of ionosondes, are analyzed to yield the characteristics of an internal gravity wave throughout the F-region overlays, which measure the shape of the ionogram near the F1-cusp, give a good estimate of wave amplitude. An internal gravity wave generates a non-linear response in the ionospheric electron density profiles, which have the characteristics of thick ledges. The ionograms show external hooks associated with such ledges.
- Publication:
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Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics
- Pub Date:
- January 1986
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0021-9169(86)90113-3
- Bibcode:
- 1986JATP...48...61C
- Keywords:
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- F Region;
- Gravity Waves;
- Internal Waves;
- Ionospheric Electron Density;
- Signal Analysis;
- Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances;
- Amplitudes;
- Continuity Equation;
- Ionograms;
- Ionospheric Tilts;
- Nonlinear Equations;
- Ray Tracing