2012年
A comparative study of equatorial daytime vertical e × B drift in the Indian and Indonesian sectors based on 150 km echoes
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
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- 巻
- 117
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- 11
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1029/2012JA018053
In this paper, we study for the first time the daytime vertical E × B drift velocities from Gadanki and Kototabang using the Doppler shifts of the 150-km echoes observed during 2008-2010, a period of low solar activity. Drift velocities are mostly positive and confined to 35 m s-1 at both the locations, except for Gadanki where on a few occasions negative drift velocities have been observed in the afternoon hours. Drift velocities generally show a decreasing trend with local time and the largest drift is generally observed in the forenoon hours consistent with extensively reported observations and models of E × B drift. Drift velocities from Gadanki and Kototabang compared exceeding well on some days and differed remarkably on many days despite the fact that they are longitudinally separated by only 20. The day-to-day variation in the drift velocity could be as high as 15 m s-1 at Gadanki and 7 m s-1 at Kototabang. Seasonal mean drifts over Gadanki are found to be generally larger than those of Kototabang. The observations have been compared in detail with those reported earlier based on ground-and satellite-based observations and also with the Scherliess-Fejer model. The observed differences in the drifts at the two locations, including the downward drifts, have been discussed in the light of current understanding of the longitudinal variability of E × B drift.
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- DOI : 10.1029/2012JA018053
- ISSN : 2169-9402
- SCOPUS ID : 84870354167