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Influence of the semidiurnal lunar tide in the equatorial plasma bubble zonal drifts over Brazil
Unidade Acadêmica de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Ana Roberta Paulino
Departamento de Física, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Amauri F. Medeiros
Unidade Acadêmica de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Cristiano M. Wrasse
Divisão de Clima Espacial, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espacias, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Ricardo Arlen Buriti
Unidade Acadêmica de Física, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
Hisao Takahashi
Divisão de Clima Espacial, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espacias, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
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Short summary
In the present work, the lunar semidiurnal tide (M2) was investigated in the equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) zonal drifts over Brazil from 2000 to 2007. On average, the M2 contributes 5.6 % to the variability of the EPB zonal drifts. A strong seasonal and solar cycle dependency was also observed, the amplitudes of the M2 being stronger during the summer and high solar activity periods.
In the present work, the lunar semidiurnal tide (M2) was investigated in the equatorial plasma...
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