VHF radar observations of nighttime F-region field-aligned irregularities over Kototabang, Indonesia

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• 作者：Y. Otsuka ; T. Ogawa ; Effendy
• 关键词：Equatorial ionosphere ; field ; aligned irregularity ; VHF radar ; GPS ; scintillation
• 刊名：Earth, Planets and Space
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：April 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：61
• 期：4
• 页码：431-437
• 全文大小：7201KB
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• 作者单位：Y. Otsuka (17)
  T. Ogawa (17)
  Effendy (27)
  
  17. Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Japan
  27. National Institute for Aeronautics and Space, Bandung, Indonesia
  
• 刊物类别：Earth Sciences, general; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy;
• 刊物主题：Earth Sciences, general; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1880-5981

文摘

We report, for the first time, continuous observations of the nighttime F-region field-aligned irregularities (FAIs) over Indonesia. A VHF radar with operating frequency of 30.8 MHz and peak power of 20 kW has been operated at Kototabang (0.20°S, 100.32°E; dip latitude 10.4°S), Indonesia since February 2006. Five beams were allocated between ±54° in azimuth around geographic south (126°-34°). From the continuous observation from February 2006 to November 2007, we found that FAIs appeared frequently at pre-midnight between March and May and at post-midnight between May and August. The pre-midnight FAIs coincided well with GPS scintillation observed at the same site. Seasonal and local time variations of the pre-midnight FAI occurrence are consistent with those of equatorial plasma bubbles reported in previous studies (e.g., Maruyama and Matuura, 1984). These results indicate that the pre-midnight FAIs could be associated with the equatorial plasma bubbles. On the other hand, seasonal and local time variations of the post-midnight FAIs were inconsistent with those of the plasma bubbles. The features of the post-midnight FAIs can be summarized as follows: (1) The post-midnight FAIs are not accompanied by GPS scintillations. (2) Most of the post-midnight FAI regions do not show propagation, but some of them propagate westward. (3) Echo intensity of the post-midnight FAIs was weaker than that of the pre-midnight FAIs. These features are similar to those of the FAI echoes that have been observed at mid-latitude (e.g., Fukao et al., 1991). At Kototabang, Fukao et al. (2004) have firstly observed FAIs that resemble those at mid-latitude. The present paper reports statistical characteristics of the mid-latitude-type FAIs observed at Kototabang. Key words Equatorial ionosphere field-aligned irregularity VHF radar GPS scintillation