A multi-platform investigation of midlatitude sporadic E and its ties to E–F coupling and meteor activity

Helmboldt, Joseph

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-529-2016

Articles | Volume 34, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-529-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-34-529-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 34, issue 5

Regular paper

|

10 May 2016

Regular paper |

| 10 May 2016

A multi-platform investigation of midlatitude sporadic E and its ties to E–F coupling and meteor activity

Joseph Helmboldt

Data sets

GPS repositories Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) ftp://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cors/rinex/

GPS repositories UNAVCO ftp://data-out.unavco.org/pub/rinex/

Digisonde data for BC840 DIDBase http://ulcar.uml.edu/DIDBase/

Short summary

This paper details observed connections between dense, transient layers within the lower ionosphere (sporadic E) and both meteor activity and irregularities higher in the ionosphere. The coupling between these layers and wavelike disturbances in the middle ionosphere seems to be shorted out when extremely dense “clouds” are present, which possible disrupt the stability of the layers.