Mid-latitude spread F over an Extended European area

0573608 - ÚFA 2024 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Paul, K.S. - Haralambous, H. - Oikonomou, C. - Singh, A.K. - Gulyaeva, T. L. - Panchenko, V.A. - Altadill, D. - Burešová, Dalia - Mielich, J. - Verhulst, T.
Mid-latitude spread F over an Extended European area.
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. Roč. 248, July (2023), č. článku 106093. ISSN 1364-6826. E-ISSN 1879-1824
Institutional support: RVO:68378289
Keywords : Mid-latitude spread F * Frequency spread F * Range spread F * Solar activity * Latitudinal variation * Travelling ionospheric disturbances
OECD category: Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
Impact factor: 1.9, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access
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A three-year study (2017, 2020, 2021) of diurnal and seasonal characteristics of nighttime spread F over eight Digisonde European stations covering an extended latitude and longitude range of the European mid-latitude ionosphere is presented. The findings of the study underline the significant seasonal differences between higher and lower latitude stations which is in line with the findings of previous studies. Moreover, we attempt to correlate spread F activity and Travelling Ionospheric Disturbances (TID) over Digisondes, identified on GPS detrended TEC maps from the DRAWING-TEC project at 10-min resolution for 2017. The similarity in spread F activity at nearby stations supports the hypothesis that spread F development over nearby stations can be attributed to common TID activity affecting both stations.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0344213