Abstract
All existing data (∼6 years) on gravity wave activity, inferred from the nighttime A3 (oblique incidence on the ionosphere) radio wave absorption measurements in the lower ionosphere on 270 kHz at Průhonice in Central Europe, have been exploited to get information on the effects of QBO phases and the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruption on the gravity wave activity in the winter half of the year. There appears to be an enhancement of gravity wave activity in the two winters just after the strong volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. This enhancement is remarkable for long-period waves (T=2–3 hours). No clear effect of the phase of QBO on the level of gravity wave activity has been found; a possible effect of QBO on the correlations between gravity wave activities in individual period bands is indicated. The results are limited by a relatively short data series; however, no more data will he available.
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Laštovička, J., Burešová, D. & Boška, J. Does the QBO and the Mt. Pinatubo Volcanic Eruption Affect the Gravity Wave Activity in the Lower Ionosphere ?. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 42, 170–182 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023309121481
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