Wave-induced burst precipitation events detected with a digital ionosonde

Jarvis, Martin; Smith, A.J.; Berkey, F.T.; Carpenter, D.L.. 1990 Wave-induced burst precipitation events detected with a digital ionosonde. Geophysical Research Letters, 17 (1). 61-64. https://doi.org/10.1029/GL017i001p00061

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Initial results are presented from two methods whereby burst precipitation events in the lower ionosphere, almost certainly induced by VLF wave‐particle interactions in the magnetosphere, have been detected using a ground‐based digital ionosonde. In the first method, HF echoes are received above the critical frequency of the surrounding plasma; particle energies and the location and extent of the plasma enhancement may be deduced. In the second method, a rapid decrease in the phase of ionospheric echoes is observed due to refractive index changes along the echo path; particle energies, the duration of the precipitation event and the precipitation energy flux can be estimated.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1029/GL017i001p00061
ISSN:	00948276
Date made live:	09 Jul 2018 11:20 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520476

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