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Dynamics of Planetary Waves in the Ionosphere as Observed from GPS Satellites

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The GPS satellite data are used to study the dynamics of the ionospheric total electron content (TEC) over Central Europe in the summer season from June 23 to September 30, 1996. The TEC variations within the range of periods typical of the planetary waves were found to be nearly synchronous with the neutral wind variations in the mesosphere and with the variations in the occurrence of ionospheric sporadic layers. The observed TEC variations were interpreted as the result of penetration of energy carried by nonstationary Rossby waves to the upper atmospheric altitudes.

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Shalimov, S.L., Lapshin, V.M. Dynamics of Planetary Waves in the Ionosphere as Observed from GPS Satellites. Cosmic Research 41, 216–220 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024094730102

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