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Comparative analysis of atmospheric and ionospheric variability by measurements of temperature in the mesopause region and peak electron density NmF2

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The results of studying the atmospheric and ionospheric variability in the region of Eastern Siberia are presented. The analysis involved data on the atmosphere temperature at mesopause heights (Tm) and vertical sounding data on the peak electron density (NmF2). The data on temperature were obtained by spectrometric observations of the hydroxyl molecule emission (band ОН (6-2), 834.0 nm, maximum emission height ~87 km). The analysis covers the period from 2008 to 2015. Seasonal and year-to-year variations in the variability of Tm and NmF2 were studied and compared in different time periods: day-to-day variations (T > 24 h), tidal variations (8 h ≤ T ≤ 24 h), and variations with periods of internal gravity waves (T < 8 h). Both common features and distinctions in the behavior of the analyzed parameters have been found, and their possible physical causes are analyzed.

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Original Russian Text © I.V. Medvedeva, K.G. Ratovsky, 2017, published in Geomagnetizm i Aeronomiya, 2017, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 236–248.

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Medvedeva, I.V., Ratovsky, K.G. Comparative analysis of atmospheric and ionospheric variability by measurements of temperature in the mesopause region and peak electron density NmF2. Geomagn. Aeron. 57, 217–228 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793217020104

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