Nonlinear evolution of equatorial spread F: 1. On the role of plasma instabilities and spatial resonance associated with gravity wave seeding

CS Huang, MC Kelley - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
We have used a computer simulation to study properties of large‐scale equatorial F region
irregularities produced by gravity waves by separating such different processes as the …

Basic properties and gravity wave initiation of the midlatitude F region instability

CS Huang, CA Miller, MC Kelley - Radio Science, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Observations of midlatitude spread F irregularities have shown that the most violent
eruptions are often periodic and may be related to modulations of the F region bottomside …

Spectral studies of the sources of ionospheric electric fields

GD Earle, MC Kelley - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
Spectral analyses have been performed upon a number of incoherent scatter radar data sets
obtained at Jicamarca, Peru; Chatanika, Alaska; and Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the goal of …

Small‐scale (∼3 m) E region irregularities at and off the magnetic equator

BVK Murthy, S Ravindran… - Journal of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
VHF backscatter radar observations at and off the magnetic equator (Trivandrum and
Gadanki, respectively) have been analyzed to study the small‐scale (∼ 3 m) irregularities at …

Production of electric field perturbations by gravity wave winds in the E region suitable for initiating equatorial spread F

S Prakash - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
This study proposes a new mechanism through which electric field perturbations, which map
up to the F region base, can be generated by gravity wave winds. These fields are produced …

Nonlinear evolution of equatorial spread F: 3. Plasma bubbles generated by structured electric fields

CS Huang, MC Kelley - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Observations have shown that in some cases equatorial spread F (ESF) irregularities,
including plasma bubbles, are related to temporal and spatial structures of electric fields. It …

On blanketing sporadic E and polarization effects near the equatorial electrojet

RT Tsunoda - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A number of puzzling features have been observed that occur during the day in the vicinity of
the equatorial electrojet (EEJ). They include (1) an equatorial belt, essentially collocated …

In-situ studies of equatorial spread-F over SHAR—steep gradients in the bottomside F-region and transitional wavelength results

S Prakash, S Pal, H Chandra - Journal of atmospheric and terrestrial …, 1991 - Elsevier
RH-560 rockets instrumented with Langmuir probes were launched from SHAR, India (dip
11° N) for in-situ studies of electron density irregularities associated with equatorial spread-F …

Generadon of electric fields due to the gravity wave winds and their transmission to other ionospheric regions

S Prakash, R Pandey - Journal of atmospheric and terrestrial physics, 1985 - Elsevier
The generation of small scale electric fields in the ionospheric E-and F-regions has been
investigated using three dimensional gravity wave winds for a variety of ionospheric …

Production of electromagnetic field disturbances due to the interaction between acoustic gravity waves and the ionospheric plasma

AI Pogoreltsev - Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, 1996 - Elsevier
The problem of electromagnetic field disturbances produced by the interaction between
winds of acoustic gravity waves (AGW) origin and the ionospheric plasma has been …