Latitudinal Variations Of The F3 Layer Observed From The SEALION Ionosonde Network

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Dec 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006agufmsa33a0262u&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #SA33A-0262

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2400 Ionosphere (6929), 2411 Electric Fields (2712), 2415 Equatorial Ionosphere, 2437 Ionospheric Dynamics, 2467 Plasma Temperature And Density

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[INTRODUCTION] The occurrence probability, local time, solar and magnetic activity dependences of the F3 layer have been clarified experimentally from ionosonde observations as well as model calculation, whereas some unexplained problems have remained; It has been reported that the F3 layer was frequently obrved in June solstice season at Fortaleza in Brazil (geographic latitude -4 deg, geographic longitude 322 deg, and dip latitude -5.4 deg) though in this season (local winter season), frequently occurrences of the F3 layer were not predicted from the model calculation with normal values of the E x B drift and meridional neutral wind and seasonal dependence of occurrences at Waltair (17.7 deg, 83.3 deg, 11.5 deg) shows a different tendency from that at Fortaleza. The latter problem seems to result from geographic control or differences of dip latitude between two observation locations, however, its physical mechanism has not been clarified. Then conjugate observations in a magnetic meridional plane are needed. For the purpose of clarifying the mechanism of the F3 layer in more detail, we are analyzing the ionosonde data of the South East Asian Low-latitude IOnosonde Network [SEALION] mainly provided by NiCT which consists of 4 ionosonde stations. In this study, we analyzed ionosonde data observed at Chiang Mai (CMU [18.8 deg, 98.9 deg, 13.0 deg]), Chumphon(CPN [10.7 deg, 99.4 deg, 3.3 deg]) and Kototabang (KTB [-0.2 deg, 100.3 deg, -10.0 deg]). [ANALYSIS] As a result from analyzing ionosonde data on 31st March, 2005, following dip latitudinal differences have been found; At CPN, in the vicinity of the dip equator, the F3 layer moved upward rapidly and disappeared in earlier local time, while at CMU and KTB, in the low dip latitude region, the F3 layer stayed at almost the same altitude and remained to be detectable with longer time duration. [CONCLUSION] From comparing between observation results and the model calculation, it is suggested that such a dip latitudinal difference can be explained by considering that (1) the magnetic field line at the F2 peak which moved upward by the E x B drift (corresponding to the F3 peak or subsequently ionization ledge peak) in the vicinity of the dip equator is also crossing at that in the low dip latitude region and (2) a dip latitudinal difference of field aligned plasma diffusion effects; In the vicinity of the dip equator, since plasma at the upward drifted peak altitude diffuses aligned magnetic field line to higher altitude, plasma density at upward drifted peak decreases and becomes smaller immediately than the F2 peak existing at the usual altitude, then double peak structure is observable from the ground with shorter duration time and the ionization ledge structure might be formed in earlier local time. On the other hand, in the low latitude region, since plasma are transported from the vicinity of the dip equator, plasma density at upward drifted peak altitude is retained denser than that at usual F2 peak altitude for a longer time. Then double peak structure is observable from the ground with longer duration time.

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