Geomagnetic storm and F1 region over Europe

0176540 - UFA-U 20030028 RIV GB eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Burešová, Dalia - Laštovička, Jan
Geomagnetic storm and F1 region over Europe.
COST 271 Spetses workshop proceedings. Chilton: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, 2004, s. -.
[Workshop "Significant results in COST271 action" /3./. Spetses (GR), 23.09.2003-25.09.2003]
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT OC 271.10; GA AV ČR IAA3042102
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z3042911
Keywords : ionosphere * F1 region * geomagnetic storms
Subject RIV: DG - Athmosphere Sciences, Meteorology
http://www.COST271.rl.ac.uk

Knowledge of the electron density distribution in the ionosphere is essential for predicting ionospheric characteristics for radio wave propagation and for other applications such as satellite tracking, navigation, etc. Geomagnetic storms cause complicated changes of different magnitude in complex morphology of the electric fields, temperature, winds and composition, and subsequently affect electron density height profile. Considering different composition and the spectrum of the UV reaching each ionospheric region according to altitude, all regions have their own unique structural characteristics and, therefore, the different response of each region to storm-induced disturbances is expected. This contribution summarises the results of the daytime electron density distribution analysis at the F1 region heights with emphasis paid to the F1 region behaviour under geomagnetic storm conditions.
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