Modeling the F2 layer peak height in terms of atmospheric pressure

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Radio Science; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/RS025i005p00757· OSTI ID:6248997

Rishbeth, H; Edwards, R ^[1]

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1. Southampton Univ. (England)

Ionospheric data from several stations are used to verify that, at any given local time, the mid-latitude F2 peak tends to lie at fixed values of atmospheric pressure, as expected from theory. The pressure values are found empirically to be about 2 x 10 to the -10th atmosphere at noon and 2 x 10 to the -11th atmosphere at midnight. Given that the global Mass Spectrometer/Incoherent Scatter (MSIS) model of the neutral thermosphere is now readily available, it is suggested that the constant pressure approach provides a simple way of modeling the height hmF2 for practical purposes, for a wide range of solar and geomagnetic activity, with better consistency than is given by methods based on ionosonde data alone. 16 refs.

• OSTI ID: 6248997
• Journal Information: Radio Science; (USA), Journal Name: Radio Science; (USA) Vol. 25; ISSN RASCA; ISSN 0048-6604
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640201* -- Atmospheric Physics-- Auroral
Ionospheric
& Magetospheric Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
DIMENSIONS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRON DENSITY
F REGION
F2 LAYER
HEIGHT
IONOSPHERE
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
PRESSURE EFFECTS
RADAR
RANGE FINDERS
SPECTROSCOPY