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The Earth's Ionosphere : Plasma Physics and Electrodynamics
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In this article, the authors describe the buffeting of the ionosphere from above by the sun and from below by the lower atmosphere, and explore the plasma physics and electrodynamics of the system.Abstract:
Although interesting in its own right, due to the ever-increasing use of satellites for communication and navigation, weather in the ionosphere is of great concern. Every such system uses trans-ionospheric propagation of radio waves, waves which must traverse the commonly turbulent ionosphere. Understanding this turbulence and predicting it are one of the major goals of the National Space Weather program. Acquiring such a prediction capability will rest on understanding the very topics of this book, the plasma physics and electrodynamics of the system. *Fully updated to reflect advances in the field in the 20 years since the first edition published *Explores the buffeting of the ionosphere from above by the sun and from below by the lower atmosphere *Unique text appropriate both as a reference and for coursework.read more
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Effects of the vertical plasma drift velocity on the generation and evolution of equatorial spread F
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used radar observations from the Jicamarca Observatory from 1968 to 1992 to study the effects of the F region vertical plasma drift velocity on the generation and evolution of equatorial spread F.
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Sami2 is Another Model of the Ionosphere (SAMI2): A new low-latitude ionosphere model
TL;DR: A low-latitude ionospheric model has been developed at the Naval Research Laboratory: Sami2 is Another Model of the Ionosphere (SAMI2) as discussed by the authors, which treats the dynamic plasma and chemical evolution of seven ion species in the altitude range ∼ 100 km to several thousand kilometers.
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Linear theory and modeling of the Rayleigh‐Taylor instability leading to the occurrence of equatorial spread F
TL;DR: In this paper, a test of the generally accepted Rayleigh-Taylor (R-T) instability mechanism for equatorial spread F (ESF) is derived following the formalism of Haerendel (preprint, 1973) which takes into account the variations of physical parameters along geomagnetic flux tubes.
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Magnetic signatures of equatorial spread F as observed by the CHAMP satellite
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors derived the global distribution of magnetic signatures of postsunset equatorial spread F (ESF) events from a continuous database covering the years 2001-2004.
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The ionosphere: effects, GPS modeling and the benefits for space geodetic techniques
Manuel Hernández-Pajares,J. Miguel Juan,Jaume Sanz,Angela Aragon-Angel,Alberto García-Rigo,Dagoberto Salazar,Miquel Escudero +6 more
TL;DR: The main goal of this paper is to provide a summary of the current knowledge of the ionosphere as it relates to space geodetic techniques, especially the most informative technology, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), specifically the fully deployed and operational global positioning system (GPS).