Title :
True height description of equatorial F-layer over Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Malaysia
Author :
Rhazali, Zeti Akma ; Zain, Ahmad Faizal Mohd
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Commun. Eng., Univ. Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia
Abstract :
Digisonde ionograms recorded at Parit Raja, Malaysia (Lat. 1°52´N, Long. 103°48´E, Magnetic dip 14.3°) have been used to study the variations of ionospheric F-layer true height density peak (hmax). Hourly and daily patterns of hmax as deduced from January 2005 ionograms were analysed and studied to determine the actual F-layer peak height over Malaysia. Initial observations revealed that typical height of equatorial F-layer peak was slightly higher compared to other higher latitude regions. The altitude was found to be around 550±50 km during daytime and 300 km from midnight till pre-sunrise hours.
Keywords :
F-region; atmospheric electron precipitation; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation; AD 2005 01; Batu Pahat; Malaysia; Parit Raja; digisonde ionogram; electron density; equatorial F-layer; height description; ionospheric F-layer; radiowave propagation; true height density peak; Educational institutions; Electric fields; Ionization; Ionosphere; Plasmas; Production; Shape; F-layer peak; True height; equatorial ionosphere;
Conference_Titel :
Space Science and Communication (IconSpace), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Penang
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0563-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0562-5
DOI :
10.1109/IConSpace.2011.6015850
