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We study the effect of acoustic gravity waves on variations in the atmospheric parameters of the lower ionosphere. The observations were carried out by the method of radio-wave scattering on artificial periodic inhomogeneities of the ionospheric plasma, induced by powerful radio-wave heating of the ionosphere. Measuring the altitude profile of the relaxation time of the scattered signal allowed us to determine the atmospheric temperature and density at heights 95 to 120 km, while recording the signal phase made it possible to obtain the vertical velocity of the plasma. The joint analysis of variations in the vertical velocity and the atmospheric temperature and density showed the simultaneous existence of oscillations with the same periods ranging from 5–10 min to a few hours. The amplitudes of these oscillations were, respectively, 1.5 to 4 m s-1 for the vertical velocity and 6–20% for the temperature and density. We simulate the characteristics of acoustic gravity waves using the linear theory of their free propagation in an unbounded isothermal undisturbed atmosphere. Based on the polarization relations for low-frequency waves, we calculate the corresponding relative amplitudes of variations in the atmospheric temperature and density with periods from 15 min to 4 h using the measured amplitudes of the vertical velocity. Comparison of the calculation results with the measured values shows their good agreement for waves with periods 15–30 min.
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Bakhmet'eva, N.V., Belikovich, V.V., Grigor'ev, G.I. et al. Effect of Acoustic Gravity Waves on Variations in the Lower-Ionosphere Parameters as Observed using Artificial Periodic Inhomogeneities. Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics 45, 211–219 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016023826264
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