Solar activity effects of the ionosphere: A brief review

LB Liu, WX Wan, YD Chen, HJ Le - Chinese Science Bulletin, 2011 - Springer
Solar radiation, which varies over multiple temporal scales, modulates remarkably the
evolution of the ionosphere. The solar activity dependence of the ionosphere is a key and …

Statistical characteristics of the total ion density in the topside ionosphere during the period 1996-2004 using empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis

B Zhao, W Wan, L Liu, X Yue… - Annales …, 2005 - angeo.copernicus.org
We have applied the empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis to examine the
climatology of the total ion density Ni at 840 km during the period 1996-2004, obtained from …

Remaining issues in upper atmosphere satellite drag

JP Thayer, WK Tobiska, MD Pilinski… - Space weather effects …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The greatest concentration of spacecraft and space debris resides in an orbital band
between 100 and 2000 km altitude, classified as low‐Earth orbit (LEO). Of these space …

Seasonal variations in ion density, ion temperature, and migrating tides in the topside ionosphere revealed by ICON/IVM

Z Ma, Y Gong, S Zhang, J Bao, S Yin, Q Zhou - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Based on the plasma parameters measured by the Ion Velocity Meter (IVM) instrument on
the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite from 2020 to 2021, we present an …

Full profile incoherent scatter analysis at Jicamarca

DL Hysell, FS Rodrigues, JL Chau… - Annales …, 2008 - angeo.copernicus.org
Incoherent scatter data from a hybrid long-pulse/double-pulse experiment at Jicamarca are
analyzed using a full-profile analysis similar to the one implemented by Holt et al.(1992). In …

Measurements of the O+ to H+ transition height and ion temperatures in the lower topside ionosphere over Arecibo for equinox conditions during the 2008–2009 …

N Aponte, CGM Brum, MP Sulzer… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We present incoherent scatter radar measurements of electron density, electron and ion
temperatures, and ion composition made at Arecibo Observatory (18.35° N, 66.75° W) …

Topside measurements at Jicamarca during solar minimum

DL Hysell, JL Chau, JD Huba - Annales Geophysicae, 2009 - angeo.copernicus.org
Long-pulse topside radar data acquired at Jicamarca and processed using full-profile
analysis are compared to data processed using more conventional, range-gated …

Topside equatorial ionospheric density, temperature, and composition under equinox, low solar flux conditions

DL Hysell, MA Milla, FS Rodrigues… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We present observations of the topside ionosphere made at the Jicamarca Radio
Observatory in March and September 2013, made using a full‐profile analysis approach …

Modeling of airglow and ionospheric parameters at Arecibo during quiet and disturbed periods in October 2002

MN Vlasov, MJ Nicolls, MC Kelley… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The main purpose of this paper is to analyze observations of the 630.0‐nm (red line) and
557.7‐nm (green line) zenith airglow intensities measured during the month of October 2002 …

Isolated peak of oxygen ion fraction in the post‐noon equatorial F‐region: ICON and SAMI3/WACCM‐X

J Park, JD Huba, R Heelis… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the equatorial region, the fraction of oxygen ions (O+) in the topside ionosphere contains
information on the source altitude of the plasma, which is controlled, in part, by the vertical …