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Total electron content structure in the Middle East
Author(s) -
Soicher Haim,
Houminer Zvi,
Shuval Avraham
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs017i006p01623
Subject(s) - tec , total electron content , ionosphere , geostationary orbit , atmospheric sciences , amplitude , environmental science , solar minimum , solar cycle , satellite , polarization (electrochemistry) , solar maximum , daytime , physics , optics , geophysics , astronomy , chemistry , plasma , quantum mechanics , solar wind
Polarization rotation data recorded from the geostationary satellite SIRIO at Haifa, Israel, have been used to study the structure and variability of the total electron content (TEC) during the maximum phase of the current solar cycle. In addition to the overall diurnal and seasonal variation, the TEC is regularly modulated by the effects of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TID's). The behavior of TID's in terms of their frequency of occurrence, amplitude, period, and time of occurrence is seasonally dependent. Comparison with average behavior of TEC and related parameters observed during the minimum phase indicates the extent of the solar cycle variation.