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Ionospheric irregularities
Author(s) -
Ossakow Sidney L.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg017i004p00521
Subject(s) - ionosphere , electrojet , latitude , geology , ionospheric propagation , geophysics , meteorology , geodesy , geography , physics , earth's magnetic field , quantum mechanics , magnetic field
Exciting developments in the understanding of ionospheric irregularities have occurred during the 1975–1978 time frame. Advances in experimental and in theoretical and computer simulation techniques have provided the tools for this progress. Major successes have been attained in the understanding of equatorial spread F phenomena. This report dwells heavily in this area. In addition, the areas of irregularities generated by the artificial release of ionospheric plasma clouds and equatorial E region electrojet irregularities are reviewed. Although work has been done in other areas (treated in the bibliography), a comparable understanding of ionospheric irregularities at mid‐latitude and high latitude, with respect to the above mentioned three areas, does not exist. Much work, especially theoretical and computational, in mid‐latitude and high latitude ionospheric irregularity phenomena is needed in the years ahead. In addition, work in the three areas summarized in this report requires further fine tuning.