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Evolution of wave disturbances in the upper ionosphere. Part II

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A theoretical analysis of the vertical propagation of large-scale wave disturbances in the F region and outer ionosphere is presented. The analysis has included all the major factors influencing the dynamics of the ionospheric plasma under mid-latitude conditions. It is shown that the disturbances propagating downward in a strongly inhomogeneous medium rise in intensity up to the heights of the F2-layer maximum and are damped then in the lower layers of the ionosphere. This mechanism can be considered a source responsible for the inhomogeneous structure of the upper ionosphere.

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  1. V. B. Ivanov
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State University, Irkutsk, Russia. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 41, No. 9, pp. 1086–1092, September, 1998.

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Ivanov, V.B., Polyakov, V.M. Evolution of wave disturbances in the upper ionosphere. Part II. Radiophys Quantum Electron 41, 732–736 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02677627

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