Study of the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere by the Method of Creating Artificial Periodic Irregularities of the Ionospheric Plasma
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Electron density profiles in the E region, including the interlayer E–F valley;
- The vertical plasma velocity;
- The neutral component velocity in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (60–130 km);
- Turbulent velocity and turbo pause level;
- Temperature and density of the neutral atmosphere at the E region heights (90–120 km);
- Molecular masses and densities of prevailing metal ions in the sporadic-E layer;
- Relative concentration of negative ions of oxygen, concentration of atomic oxygen, and raised molecular oxygen 1Δg in the D region;
- Electron and ion temperatures in the F region.
2. API Technique and Experiment Description
2.1. Equipment and Methodic of the Experiment
2.2. The Method for Determining the Ionized and Neutral Components
3. API Technique and the Ionized Component Parameters
3.1. N(h)-Profile
3.2. APIs and Sporadic E Layers
3.3. Ionization in the D Region
3.4. Plasma Vertical Velocity
4. API Technique and the Neutral Atmosphere
4.1. Temperature and Density in the E Region
4.2. Turbulent Velocity and Turbopause Level
5. Study of Natural Phenomena Using the API Technique
5.1. Sunset–Sunrise Phenomena
5.2. Solar Eclipse
5.3. Atmospheric Waves
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bakhmetieva, N.V.; Grigoriev, G.I. Study of the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere by the Method of Creating Artificial Periodic Irregularities of the Ionospheric Plasma. Atmosphere 2022, 13, 1346. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13091346
Bakhmetieva NV, Grigoriev GI. Study of the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere by the Method of Creating Artificial Periodic Irregularities of the Ionospheric Plasma. Atmosphere. 2022; 13(9):1346. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13091346
Chicago/Turabian StyleBakhmetieva, Nataliya V., and Gennadiy I. Grigoriev. 2022. "Study of the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere by the Method of Creating Artificial Periodic Irregularities of the Ionospheric Plasma" Atmosphere 13, no. 9: 1346. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13091346