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Variability of NmF2 and its correlation with solar and geomagnetic variations at an equatorial station in the African sector

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Title Variability of NmF2 and its correlation with solar and geomagnetic variations at an equatorial station in the African sector
 
Creator Kazeem, Abdullahi Kikelomo
Olawepo, Adeniji Olayinka
Rabiu, Akeem Babatunde
 
Subject NmF2
Solar activity
Equatorial ionosphere
Geomagnetic activity
Solar wind
 
Description 180-196
This study focuses on the variability of NmF2 and the impact of the solar and geomagnetic activity on the variability of NmF2 over Ouagadougou, an equatorial ionisation anomaly station in the African sector. The daily hourly values of the critical frequency (foF2) covering two different solar cycles are used to study the variability of NmF2. The solar and geomagnetic data are used to examine their effect on the variability of NmF2. The results show that NmF2 displays obvious diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle effects. The semi-annual variation, winter and annual anomalies of NmF2 are clearly seen at all levels of solar activities. There is equinoctial asymmetry in NmF2. NmF2 is also characterized by two peaks namely pre-noon and post-noon peaks and noontime bite-out. The SSN is observed to have major effects on the variability of NmF2.
 
Date 2021-07-07T06:38:12Z
2021-07-07T06:38:12Z
2020-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-105X (Online); 0367-8393 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/57661
 
Language en
 
Publisher CSIR-NISCAIR, India
 
Source IJRSP Vol.49(4) [December 2020]