The Effects of Magnetic Storm Phases on F-Layer Irregularities from Auroral to Equatorial Latitudes.

Abstract

A poster paper was shown at the AGU Meeting with interest from various groups. The equatorial and high latitudes data set included magnetically quiet periods and magnetically disturbed periods. It was found that extremely high altitude plumes developed on the magnetic equator in early phases of 7 magnetic storms. Comparisons were made between 6300 A depletions and phase fluctuations in a cooperative study with Ms. Colerico, our AASERT graduate student. The spatial correlation between optical depletions and phase scintillation worked well but in some case the phase fluctuations were only of moderate level. A paper has been published showing that during low solar flux years and long periods of magnetic quiet, the high latitude irregularities either disappear or show low levels at extremely high latitudes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1995
Accession Number
ADA315048

Entities

People

  • Jules Aarons
  • Michael Mendillo

Organizations

  • Boston University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Data Sets
  • Grids
  • High Altitude
  • High Latitudes
  • Latitude
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Scintillation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Plasma Physics.