27 Feb 2019
27 Feb 2019
Effects of Earth's magnetic field variation on high frequency wave propagation in the ionosphere
- 1Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET, Argentina
- 2Laboratorio de Telecomunicaciones, Departamento de Electricidad, Electrónica y Computación, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Argentina
- 3Laboratorio de Física de la Atmosfera, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Argentina
- 4INFINOA (CONICET-UNT), Tucuman, Argentina
- 5Space Weather Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University, USA
- 6CNRS, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantiques Universités, Laboratoire de Planétologie et de Géodynamique, Nantes, France
- 1Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET, Argentina
- 2Laboratorio de Telecomunicaciones, Departamento de Electricidad, Electrónica y Computación, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Argentina
- 3Laboratorio de Física de la Atmosfera, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Tucuman, Argentina
- 4INFINOA (CONICET-UNT), Tucuman, Argentina
- 5Space Weather Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, George Mason University, USA
- 6CNRS, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantiques Universités, Laboratoire de Planétologie et de Géodynamique, Nantes, France
Abstract. The ionosphere is an anisotropic, dispersive medium for the propagation of radio frequency electromagnetic waves due to the presence of the Earth's intrinsic magnetic field and free charges. The detailed physics of electromagnetic wave propagation through a plasma is more complex when it is embedded in a magnetic field. In particular, the ground range of waves reflecting in the ionosphere presents detectable magnetic field effects. Earth's magnetic field varies greatly, with the most drastic scenario being a polarity reversal. Here the spatial variability of the ground range is analyzed using numerical ray tracing under possible reversal scenarios. Pattern changes of the spitze
, a cusp in the ray path closely related to the geomagnetic field, are also assessed. The ground range increases with magnetic field intensity and ray alignment with the field direction. For the present field, which is almost axial dipolar, this happens for Northward propagation at the magnetic equator, peaking in Indonesia where the intensity is least weak along the equator. A similar situation occurs for a prevailing equatorial dipole with Eastward ray paths at the corresponding magnetic equator that here runs almost perpendicular to the geographic equator. Larger spitze angles occur for smaller magnetic inclinations, and higher intensities. This is clearly observed for the present field and the dipole rotation scenario along the corresponding magnetic equators. For less dipolar configurations the ground range and spitze spatial variabilities become smaller scale. Overall, studying ionospheric dynamics during a reversal may highlight possible effects of dipole decrease which is currently ongoing.
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RC1: 'review of the manuscript', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Apr 2019
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AC1: 'Answer to Reviewer #1', Mariano Fagre, 08 Apr 2019
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AC1: 'Answer to Reviewer #1', Mariano Fagre, 08 Apr 2019
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RC2: 'Review of the manuscript', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Apr 2019
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AC2: 'Answer to Reviewer #2', Mariano Fagre, 23 Apr 2019
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AC2: 'Answer to Reviewer #2', Mariano Fagre, 23 Apr 2019
Interactive discussion


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RC1: 'review of the manuscript', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Apr 2019
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AC1: 'Answer to Reviewer #1', Mariano Fagre, 08 Apr 2019
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AC1: 'Answer to Reviewer #1', Mariano Fagre, 08 Apr 2019
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RC2: 'Review of the manuscript', Anonymous Referee #2, 22 Apr 2019
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AC2: 'Answer to Reviewer #2', Mariano Fagre, 23 Apr 2019
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AC2: 'Answer to Reviewer #2', Mariano Fagre, 23 Apr 2019
Mariano Fagre et al.
Mariano Fagre et al.
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