the first gps-tec imaging of the space structure of ms wave packets excited by the solar terminator
;E. L. Afraimovich;I. K. Edemskiy;S. V. Voeykov;Yu. V. Yasyukevich;I. V. Zhivetiev
journal of food measurement and characterization2009Vol. 27pp. 1521-1525
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afraimovich2009annalesthe
Abstract
Using TEC measurements from the dense network of GPS sites GEONET, we have
obtained the first GPS-TEC image of the space structure of medium-scale
traveling wave packets (MS TWP) excited by the morning solar terminator
(ST). We found that ST-generated wave packets have duration of about 1–2 h
and time shift of about 1.5–6 h after the morning ST appearance at
an altitude of 300 km. The TWP wave front extends along the morning ST line
with the angular shift of about 20°. The time period and wave-length of
ST-generated wave packets are about 10–20 min and 200–300 km, respectively.
The velocity of the TWP phase front traveling is of about 300 m/s. The space
image of MS TWP manifests itself in pronounced anisotropy and high coherence
over a long distance of about 2000 km.