The variability of foF2 in different phases of solar cycle 23

Details The variability of foF2 in different phases of solar cycle 23 The variability of foF2 in different phases of solar cycle 23

Apr 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009jastp..71..583a&link_type=abstract

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 71, Issue 5, p. 583-588.

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Solar Activity, Flare Index, Ionospheric Critical Frequency, Ionospheric Models

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In this paper we examined the variations of the foF2 with solar activity for different local time and different seasons. Beside this we evaluated International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) models at different phases of solar cycle 23, different latitudes and different local time. We studied F2 layer critical frequency (foF2) of the ionosphere by using the flare index calculated by the Kandilli Observatory. For this purpose, we identified the months similar with high flare activity during the solar cycle 23. We chose 6 months which represented the different phases (ascending branch, maximum and descending branch) of the solar cycle. We also took into account the fact that these months were in different seasons. The hourly monthly means of observed foF2 data from four ionosonde stations for 6 months were calculated. On the other hand, the identical foF2 values of the same months were calculated for the year 1996, which is the minimum year of the previous solar activity cycle. We subtracted the foF2 values of 1996 from the values of the selected months of the last solar cycle to obtain the residuals, [Delta](foF2). Then the magnitude of the residuals is compared through the cycle. We used IRI-2007 as well as IRI-2001 models to see the degree of deviation of the observed results from the predicted ones. We found that the predicted values of the [Delta]foF2, which are calculated by the IRI-2007, fitted well with the observed [Delta](foF2) and showed that the [Delta](foF2) are dependent on the solar cycle variations in general.

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