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Based on the known forecast of solar cycle 25 amplitude (Rz max ≈ 50), the first assessments of the shape and amplitude of this cycle in the index of solar activity F10.7 (the magnitude of solar radio flux at the 10.7 cm wavelength) are given. It has been found that (F10.7)max ≈ 115, which means that it is the lowest solar cycle ever encountered in the history of regular ionospheric measurements. For this reason, many ionospheric parameters for cycle 25, including the F2-layer peak height and critical frequency (hmF2 and foF2), will be extremely low. For example, at middle latitudes, typical foF2 values will not exceed 8–10 MHz, which makes ionospheric heating ineffective in the area of upper hybrid resonance at frequencies higher than 10 MHz. The density of the atmosphere will also be extremely low, which significantly extends the lifetime of low-orbit satellites. The probability of F-spread will be increased, especially during night hours.
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Original Russian Text © M.G. Deminov, E.V. Nepomnyashchaya, V.N. Obridko, 2016, published in Geomagnetizm i Aeronomiya, 2016, Vol. 56, No. 6, pp. 781–788.
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Deminov, M.G., Nepomnyashchaya, E.V. & Obridko, V.N. Properties of solar activity and ionosphere for solar cycle 25. Geomagn. Aeron. 56, 742–749 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793216060086
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