Title : 
The role of excited molecular ions in the variation of the E-layer peak height caused by the solar activity
         
        
            Author : 
Zhivolup, Taras G.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Inst. of Ionosphere, Acad. of Sci., Kharkov, Ukraine
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The data obtained by the Kharkov incoherent scatter radar show a monotonous linear decrease of the E-layer peak height (hmE) in the transition from the low to medium solar activity. Such behavior of the E-layer peak height is accounted for by the influence of oscillation-excited ions O2+ on the hmE variations depending on the level of solar activity. The theoretical dependences hmE(F10.7) are in a good agreement with the experimental data
         
        
            Keywords : 
E-region; atmospheric structure; oxygen; positive ions; remote sensing by radar; solar-terrestrial relationships; sunlight; E-layer peak height; Kharkov incoherent scatter radar; O2; O2+; excited molecular ions; oscillation-excited ions; solar activity; Acceleration; Equations; Large Hadron Collider; Petroleum; Solar radiation; Temperature dependence;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory, 2000. MMET 2000. International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Kharkov
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-6347-7
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MMET.2000.890524