Variations in the ionospheric scale height parameter at the F2 peak over Grahamstown,South Africa |
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Authors: | Fred-Joe Nambala Lee-Anne McKinnell Elijah Oyeyemi |
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Institution: | 1. National Astrophysics and Space Science Program, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa;2. Hermanus Magnetic Observatory, Hermanus 7200, South Africa;3. Department of Physics and Electronics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa;4. Department of Physics, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria |
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Abstract: | The Grahamstown, South Africa (33.3°S, 26.5°E) ionospheric field station operates a Lowell digital pulse ionospheric sounder (Digisonde) whose output includes scaled parameters derived from the measured ionogram. One of these output parameters is the ionospheric scale height parameter (H), and this paper presents an analysis of the seasonal, diurnal, and solar activity variations of this parameter over the Grahamstown station. Ionosonde data from three years 2002, 2003, and 2004 were used in this study. The data was subjected to a general trend analysis to remove any outliers and then the monthly median data were used to explore the different variations. The results of this analysis were found to be similar to what has already been presented in the literature for low latitude stations, and are presented as well as the correlation at this mid-latitude station between the H parameter, the IRI shape parameter (B0), and the peak electron density (NmF2). |
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Keywords: | Scale height Ionosphere Variability |
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