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Multi-instrumental observation of mesoscale tropospheric systems in July 2021 with a potential impact on ionospheric variability in midlatitudes

Authors :
Petra Koucká Knížová
Kateřina Potužníková
Kateřina Podolská
Patrick Hannawald
Zbyšek Mošna
Daniel Kouba
Jaroslav Chum
Sabine Wüst
Michael Bittner
Jacek Kerum
Source :
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Vol 10 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.

Abstract

The ionosphere as a part of Earth’s atmosphere supports a wide range of oscillations, of which acoustic–gravity waves (AGWs) form an important part. AGWs distribute energy and momentum from the source region over large distances. A significant portion of AGWs originates in the lower atmosphere and propagates through the atmosphere up to the ionospheric heights where, due to the coupling between neutral and ionized particles, it could be detected as wavelike disturbances of the plasma. Primarily, the ionospheric behavior is driven by solar and geomagnetic activity, while the influence from neutral and below-laying regions of the atmosphere most of the time forms a substantially smaller part of the observed variability. However, it could significantly alter ionospheric behavior. Our study is limited to a time span of rather low solar and geomagnetic activity in order to highlight neutral atmosphere influence. In this study, we focus on two tropospheric situations above Europe that may lead to AGW generation, which propagate up to the F-layer where they potentially induce variability that we observe within ionospheric plasma parameters.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2296987X
Volume :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b6e9ca2b4c1a9197d367c62e032b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2023.1197157