Review of the generation mechanisms of post-midnight irregularities in the equatorial and low-latitude ionosphere

Review of the generation mechanisms of post-midnight irregularities in the equatorial and low-latitude ionosphere

Abstract This paper provides a brief review of ionospheric irregularities that occur in magnetically equatorial and low-latitude regions post-midnight during low solar activity periods. Ionospheric irregularities can occur in equatorial plasma bubbles. Plasma bubbles are well-known to frequently occ...

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Main Author: Yuichi Otsuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
Subjects:
Equatorial ionosphere
Ionospheric irregularity
Rayleigh–Taylor instability
Plasma bubble
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-018-0212-7

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