Ionospheric winds in the F-region and their effects on the limiting periods of gravity waves |
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Authors: | K Davies TB Jones PF Weaver |
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Institution: | Environmental Research Laboratories, National Oceanic and Atomspheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado 80302, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Spectrum analyses of ionospheric electron density and content fluctuations show periods with a lower limit near 5 min. Interpretation of this cut off in terms of gravity waves in a windless atmosphere leads to unacceptably low thermospheric temperatures near 180°K. It is concluded that neutral winds reduce the apparent cut-off period in the ionosphere. The maximum horizontal wind speed obtained from cut-off data is about 100 m/sec. |
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