Ionization ledge structures observed in the equatorial anomaly region by using PPS system on-board the Ohzora (EXOS-C) satellite

Jyunpei Uemoto; Takayuki Ono; Atsushi Kumamoto; Masahide Iizima

doi:10.1186/BF03352524

Ionization ledge structures observed in the equatorial anomaly region by using PPS system on-board the Ohzora (EXOS-C) satellite

Jyunpei Uemoto, Takayuki Ono, Atsushi Kumamoto, Masahide Iizima

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Abstract

To verify an additional ionization layer predicted in the equatorial ionosphere, topside ionograms obtained by the Planetary Plasma Sounder (PPS) system on-board the Ohzora (EXOS-C) satellite were analyzed. Based on the analysis of the PPS data of 8 passes in March and 11 passes in May, 1987, the ionization ledge observed in the local noon time period shows similar nature as it has been theoretically predicted for the F₃ layer by Balan and Bailey (1995). It was noted that some peaks of the ledge structure were located on the field line of higher latitude region than the field line of the crest of the equatorial anomaly.

Original language	English
Journal	earth, planets and space
Volume	56
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03352524
Publication status	Published - 2004 Jan 1

Keywords

Equatorial ionosphere
F layer
Ionization ledge
Ohzora (EXOS-C) satellite
Topside sounder

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Ionization ledge structures observed in the equatorial anomaly region by using PPS system on-board the Ohzora (EXOS-C) satellite

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