Identifying a possible stratification phenomenon in ionospheric F2 layer using the data observed by the DEMETER satellite: method and results

Wang, Xiuying; Yang, Dehe; Liu, Dapeng; Chu, Wei

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-645-2019

Articles | Volume 37, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-645-2019

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

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-645-2019

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

Articles | Volume 37, issue 4

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30 Jul 2019

Regular paper |

| 30 Jul 2019

Identifying a possible stratification phenomenon in ionospheric F2 layer using the data observed by the DEMETER satellite: method and results

Xiuying Wang, Dehe Yang, Dapeng Liu, and Wei Chu

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RC1: 'Comment to “Identifying possible stratification phenomenon in ionospheric F2 layer using the data observed by the Demeter satellite: Method and Results”', Angelo De Santis, 08 May 2019
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer', Xiuying Wang, 12 May 2019
RC2: 'A Review', Galina Gordienko, 20 May 2019
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer 2', Xiuying Wang, 21 May 2019

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Jun 2019) by Dalia Buresova

AR by Xiuying Wang on behalf of the Authors (22 Jun 2019) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (08 Jul 2019) by Dalia Buresova

Short summary

To check the difference between data observed at different altitudes of the DEMETER satellite, a statistical method is adopted to evaluate whether data difference is caused by normal data fluctuation or by altitude adjustment. Based on the method, in situ electron density data at higher altitudes are found to be greater than those at lower altitudes. We speculate that this phenomenon is caused by stratification above F2 peak region. The proposed method is useful when comparing fluctuated data.