Total electron content structure in the Middle East

Journal Article · · Radio Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/RS017i006p01623· OSTI ID:6091391

Soicher, H ^[1]; Houminer, Z; Shuval, A

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1. Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, NJ

Polarization rotation data recorded from the geostationary satellite SIRIO at Haifa, Israel, have been used to study the structure and variability of the total electron content (TEC) during the maximum phase of the current solar cycle. In addition to the overall diurnal and seasonal variation, the TEC is regularly modulated by the effects of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TID's). The behavior of TID's in terms of their frequency of occurrence, amplitude, period, and time of occurrence is seasonally dependent. Comparison with average behavior of TEC and related parameters observed during the minimum phase indicates the extent of the solar cycle variation.

• OSTI ID: 6091391
• Journal Information: Radio Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Radio Sci.; (United States) Vol. 17:6; ISSN RASCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640201* -- Atmospheric Physics-- Auroral
Ionospheric
& Magetospheric Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANISOTROPY
DAILY VARIATIONS
DATA
DISTURBANCES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FARADAY EFFECT
FERMIONS
GRAVITY WAVES
INFORMATION
IONOSPHERE
IONOSPHERIC STORMS
LEPTONS
MIDDLE EAST
NUMERICAL DATA
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
POLARIMETERS
SATELLITES
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
SOLAR CYCLE
TRAVELLING IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE
VARIATIONS