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Longitudinal variations in thermospheric parameters under summer noontime conditions inferred from ionospheric
Andrey V Mikhailov1,2, Loredana Perrone3
1Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation (IZMIRAN), Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
Longitudinal variations in the thermospheric neutral composition ([O] and [N2]) and exospheric temperature Tex have been inferred from June monthly median noontime foF1 and foF2 observations at mid-latitudes to check for consistency with empirical MSIS models. In general, a similarity in longitudinal variations has been demonstrated, and this is interesting, as similar variations were obtained with very different methods and different data sources. Both inferred and MSISE-00 modelled height-integrated O/N2 ratios are comparable to TIMED/GUVI observations only under solar minimum conditions but differ substantially under high solar activity. The retrieved height-integrated O/N2 ratio longitudinal variations are small (∼15%) in comparison to the observed NmF2 variations under high solar activity. The height-integrated O/N2 ratio cannot be incorporated into the F2-layer formation mechanism; therefore, such observations cannot be used for any quantitative interpretation of NmF2 variations.
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