Variations in the fractal dimension of fluctuations of the ionospheric F2 layer critical frequency

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Aug 2009

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Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, Volume 49, Issue 4, pp.503-509

Physics

94.20.Dj, F Region

Scientific paper

The 40-year period of observations of short-term variations (with characteristic times of up to 1-2 days) in the critical frequency of the ionospheric F2 layer ( foF2) is analyzed. The continuous (with a step of 1 h) series of fluctuations ( F) of the foF2 critical frequency (with eliminated daily variations) has been calculated using the hourly variations in foF2 at Moscow stations. The fractal dimension (FRH) of the fluctuations, characterizing short-term variations in foF2, has been determined and analyzed on a 30-day interval, using the Higuchi method. It has been established that FRH estimates substantially change in time. The 11-year cycle, which is in antiphase with the solar cycle, and the total annual and semiannual variations, similar to the variations observed in the normalized critical frequency of the E region and in the electron density of the D region, are clearly defined in these changes. Thus, the parameters of fast variations in the ionospheric F2 layer are affected by the phase of the 11-year solar cycle and by the position of the Earth in the orbit or seasonal variations in the atmosphere.

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