Spatial and seasonal effects on the delayed ionospheric response to solar EUV changes

Schmölter, Erik; Berdermann, Jens; Jakowski, Norbert; Jacobi, Christoph

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-149-2020

Articles | Volume 38, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-149-2020

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7th Brazilian meeting on space geophysics and aeronomy

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-149-2020

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Articles | Volume 38, issue 1

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30 Jan 2020

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| 30 Jan 2020

Spatial and seasonal effects on the delayed ionospheric response to solar EUV changes

Erik Schmölter, Jens Berdermann, Norbert Jakowski, and Christoph Jacobi

Data sets

OMNIWeb NASA https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/ form/dx1.html

International Geomagnetic Reference Field NASA https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/IAGA/vmod/igrf.html

Short summary

This study correlates ionospheric parameters with the integrated solar radiation for an analysis of the delayed ionospheric response in order to confirm previous studies on the delay and to further specify variations of the delay (seasonal and spatial). Results also indicate the dependence on the geomagnetic activity as well as on the 11-year solar cycle. The results are important for the understanding of ionospheric processes and could be used for the validation of ionospheric models.