Ionospheric variability studies in Argentina

This paper reviews and extends studies on ionospheric variability performed by the Argentine scientific community. Ground based ionosonde measurements for different seasonal and solar conditions and vertical total electron content (VTEC) obtained with GPS satellite signals during a high solar activi...

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Authors: Ezquer, Rodolfo Gerardo, Mosert, Marta Estela
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2007
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/93053
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93053
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:CRITICAL FREQUENCY
ELECTRON CONTENT
IONOSPHERE
VARIABILITY
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Summary:This paper reviews and extends studies on ionospheric variability performed by the Argentine scientific community. Ground based ionosonde measurements for different seasonal and solar conditions and vertical total electron content (VTEC) obtained with GPS satellite signals during a high solar activity year are used. Median, quartiles and deciles are used to specify the variability. In general, the results show that: (a) the variability is higher in low solar activity than in high solar activity, and (b) it is larger by night than by day. Moreover, is shown that could be possible specify the variability of foF2 for high solar activity and hours around noon.