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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-243-2020
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19 Feb 2020
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Traits of sub-kilometre F-region irregularities as seen with the Swarm satellites
Department of Physics, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
Stephan Buchert
Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala, Sweden
Edward Jurua
Department of Physics, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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Short summary
During the night, in the F region, equatorial ionospheric irregularities manifest as plasma depletions observed by satellites and may cause radio signals to fluctuate. We checked the distribution traits of ionospheric F-region irregularities in the low latitudes using 16 Hz electron density observations made by the faceplate onboard Swarm satellites. Using the high-resolution faceplate data, we were able to identify ionospheric irregularities of scales of only a few hundred metres.
During the night, in the F region, equatorial ionospheric irregularities manifest as plasma...
