Low Latitude Aeronomical Processes
Proceedings of a Symposium of the Twenty-Second Plenary Meeting of COSPA, Bangalore, India, 29 May to 9 June 1979
- 1st Edition - April 14, 1980
- Editor: A. P. Mitra
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 0 7 4 - 1
Low Latitude Aeronomical Processes contains the papers presented at the symposium on Low Latitude Aeronomical Processes, held in Bangalore, India in May and June 1979. The… Read more
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Request a sales quoteLow Latitude Aeronomical Processes contains the papers presented at the symposium on Low Latitude Aeronomical Processes, held in Bangalore, India in May and June 1979. The conference focuses on the discussion and exchange of scientific studies on low latitude aeronomy, of which India is one of the main practitioners. The presentations contained in the book cover areas of study in equatorial electrojet, electric field, and electric current; low latitude middle atmosphere; and low latitude ionosphere above 100 km. Trans-ionospheric propagation in the equatorial regions and stratospheric chemistry and sun-weather relationships for low latitude regions, as well as a discussion on incoherent and coherent scatter observations at low latitude, are encompassed as well. Atmospheric physicists and researchers will find this book an interesting read.
Preface
Session 1. Equatorial Electrojet, Electric Field and Electric Current—I
A Review of the Electron Density Irregularities in the Equatorial D and E Region
Local Time Dependence of the Seasonal and Solar Cycle Variations in Equatorial Electrojet Field
Rocket Measurements of Electron Densities in the Equatorial Electrojet
VHF Radar Observations of Possible Gravity Wave-Generated Electric Fields in the Equatorial Electrojet
The Lunar Phase and the Equatorial Electrojet
Height Structure of the Equatorial Electrojet as Observed with the VHF Backscatter Radar
Session 2. Equatorial Electrojet, Electric Field and Electric Current—II
Electrodynamic Coupling of Auroral and Equatorial Dynamo Regions - II Quiet Days
Fluctuations of Hat Equatorial Stations and Interplanetary Magnetic Field
Ionospheric and Magnetospheric Contributions to Low Latitude Geomagnetic Field Variations during a Magnetic Storm
Interaction of the Gravity Waves with the Ionospheric E-Region Plasma and the Excitation of Plasma Instabilities
Ionospheric Drift Studies Near Equatorial Electrojet Region
Session 3. Low Latitude Middle Atmosphere
Long Period Waves in the Lower Stratosphere over the Equatorial Region
On Two Meteorological Aspects of Low Latitude Stratosphere and Mesosphere-Upper Stratospheric Zonal Wind Reversals and a Warming Layer Below the Mesopause
Determination of Nitric Oxide Height Distribution from Rocket Ion Composition Results at Low Latitudes
Dayglow Investigations at Pune
Detection of Night-Time Cosmic X-Ray Effects in the Middle Atmosphere at Low Latitudes
Formation of the Electron Density Layers in the Equatorial E-Region
On the Origin of Blanketing and Diffused Sporadic E Layers at Equatorial and Low Latitudes
Session 4. Low Latitude Ionosphere above 100 km Modeling, Structure and Dynamics—I
Review of Theoretical Modeling in the Low Latitude Ionosphere
Longitudinal Variation of Peak Electron Density at Low Latitudes
Variability of Upper Atmospheric Composition at the Dip Equator
Photochemical Model of Ion Composition and Electron Density in the ionosphere at 70-300 km
On Explaining the Ionospheric Composition and Temperature Changes during Storms at Low Latitudes
Photo-electron Flux and Thermal Electron Heating Rate Modeling in the Equatorial Ionosphere
An Empirical Model of Night Equatorial Ionosphere on Data from RPA on OGO-6 Satellite
Rocket Observations of Energetic Ions in the Nighttime Equatorial Precipitation Zone
The Equatorial Aurora in the Extreme Ultraviolet
Session 5. Low Latitude Ionosphere above 100 km Modeling, Structure and Dynamics—II
On the Large Spatial and Local Time Electron Density Gradients in the Equatorial F-Region
Latitudinal Features of F-Region Electron and Neutral Parameters
Day-to-Day Variability in the Low-Latitude Ionosphere
Total Electron Content Measurements at Waltair Using ETS II Geo-Stationary Satellite
Nighttime Influx of Plasma at Low Latitudes: IEC Observations at Delhi
Radio Beacon Studies of Equatorial Electron Content
Nighttime Anomalous Enhancements in Total Electron Content at Hawaii
On the Dispersive Nature of F2-Region TIDs over Waltair
Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances over the Magnetic Equator
Night-Time F Region Ionization Drifts and Loss Rates from Incoherent Scatter Measurements at Arecibo
Tropospheric Westerly Jet Streams as Sources of Medium Scale TID's over India during Winter
Session 6. Trans-ionospheric Propagation
Modeling of Equatorial Phase and Amplitude Scintillations from OGO-6 and AE Irregularity Data
Multi-frequency Equatorial Ionospheric Scintillations in American and Indian Zones
Modeling of Equatorial Nighttime Ionospheric Scintillations
VHF Satellite Signal Scintillation Near the Edge of the Equatorial Ionospheric Irregularity Belt
A New Model of Equatorial Ionospheric Scintillations in the Indian Zone
Effects of the Ionosphere on Satellite to Ground Communications at the Equator
Session 7. Stratospheric Chemistry and Sun-Weather Relationships
Climatic Effects of Ozone Change: A Review
The Coherency between Sunspot Activity and Rainfall
Influence of Solar Magnetic Sector Structure and Geomagnetic Disturbances on Vorticity Area Index at 500 mb
The Mean Annual Variation of the Precipitation and the Pressure in the Zone 0°-10° of the Northern Hemisphere
Periodicties Associated with Solar Rotation
Relationships Between Year-to-Year Variations in Atmospheric Zone, Solar Corpuscular Radiation and Rainfall over U.P. (East) and Rajasthan (West) in India
On Possible Influence of 11-Year Solar Activity Cycle over Equatorial Region upon the Stratosphere Circulation
Direct Measurements of Water Vapor Concentration in the Stratosphere and Mesosphere in the Mid-Latitudes of the USSR and in the Equatorial Zone
Session 8. Discussion Session on Incoherent and Coherent Scatter Observations at Low Latitudes
Dynamics of the Equatorial Middle and Upper Atmosphere Based on Incoherent Scatter Type Radar Observation
Design Study of an Incoherent Scatter Radar for Equatorial Aeronomy
Late Paper
Vertical Distribution of Airglow Emissions in the Equatorial Ionosphere during Moderate Geomagnetic Activity
Author Index
- No. of pages: 320
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 14, 1980
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9781483150741
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