Solar-eclipse-induced perturbations at mid-latitude during the 21 August 2017 event

Adekoya, Bolarinwa J.; Adebesin, Babatunde O.; David, Timothy W.; Ikubanni, Stephen O.; Adebiyi, Shola J.; Bolaji, Olawale S.; Chukwuma, Victor U.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-171-2019

Articles | Volume 37, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-171-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-171-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 37, issue 2

Regular paper

|

28 Mar 2019

Regular paper |

| 28 Mar 2019

Solar-eclipse-induced perturbations at mid-latitude during the 21 August 2017 event

Bolarinwa J. Adekoya, Babatunde O. Adebesin, Timothy W. David, Stephen O. Ikubanni, Shola J. Adebiyi, Olawale S. Bolaji, and Victor U. Chukwuma

Data sets

Local Circumstances Calculator (v1.0.6) X. M. Jubier http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipseCalc_Diagram.html

Short summary

We present the dynamics of perturbations during a solar eclipse using rare parameters for eclipse study. Reduction in solar radiation and natural gas heating are the cause of the observed changes. The use of the bottomside F-layer parameters to probe the topside ionosphere established their interrelationship. The implication is that eclipse-caused perturbation could be better explained using some ionosonde parameters.