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K G Ratovsky, J K Shi, A V Oinats, E B romanova. Comparison of diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle variations of high-latitude, mid-latitude and low-latitude ionosphere[J]. Journal of Space Science, 2014, 34(2): 143-153. doi: 10.11728/cjss2014.02.143
Citation: K G Ratovsky, J K Shi, A V Oinats, E B romanova. Comparison of diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle variations of high-latitude, mid-latitude and low-latitude ionosphere[J]. Journal of Space Science, 2014, 34(2): 143-153. doi: 10.11728/cjss2014.02.143
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Comparison of diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle variations of high-latitude, mid-latitude and low-latitude ionosphere

doi: 10.11728/cjss2014.02.143
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    Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Irkutsk, Russia

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    Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190

Funds:  Supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (13-05-91159-GFEN a), Project 14.518.11.7065 and agreement N8388 of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, and the National Natural Science Foundation (41274146) as well as the Specialized Research Fund for State Key Laboratory in China
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  • Corresponding author: K G Ratovsky; J K Shi
  • Received Date: 2013-05-05
  • Rev Recd Date: 2013-09-23
  • Publish Date: 2014-03-15
    Abstract
  • Comparison of regular (diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle) variations of high-latitude,mid-latitude and low-latitude ionospheric characteristics has been provided on basis of local empirical models of the peak electron density and the peak height. The local empirical models were derived from the hand-scaled ionogram data recorded by DPS-4 digisondes located at Norilsk (69°N, 88°E), Irkutsk (52°N, 104°E) and Hainan (19°N, 109°E) for a 6-year period from December, 2002 to December, 2008. The technique used to build the local empirical model is described. The primary focus is diurnal-seasonal behavior under low solar activity and its change with increasing solar activity. Both common and specific features of the high-latitude (Norilsk), mid-latitude (Irkutsk) and low-latitude (Hainan) regular variations were revealed using their local empirical models.

     

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