Highlights ► Study of total solar eclipse effect on D-region ionosphere. ► Rare observation of tweek radio atmospherics during total solar eclipse. ► Solar eclipse time D-region ionosphere modulation study. ► Simultaneously using tweeks analysis as well as VLF transmitter signals.

    Abstract Response of the D-region of the ionosphere to the total solar eclipse of 22 July 2009 at low latitude, Varanasi (Geog. lat., 25.27° N; Geog. long., 82.98° E; Geomag. lat.=14° 55’ N) was investigated using ELF/VLF radio signal. Tweeks, a naturally occurring VLF signal and radio signals from various VLF navigational transmitters are first time used simultaneously to study the effect of total solar eclipse (TSE). Tweeks occurrence is a nighttime phenomena but the obscuration of solar disc during TSE in early morning leads to tweek occurrence. The changes in D-region ionospheric VLF reflection heights (h) and electron density (ne: 22.6–24.6cm−3) during eclipse have been estimated from tweek analysis. The reflection height increased from ∼89km from the first occurrence of tweek to about ∼93km at the totality and then decreased to ∼88km at the end of the eclipse, suggesting significant increase in tweek reflection height of about 5.5km during the eclipse. The reflection heights at the time of totality during TSE are found to be less by 2–3km as compared to the usual nighttime tweek reflection heights. This is due to partial nighttime condition created by TSE. A significant increase of 3dB in the strength of the amplitude of VLF signal of 22.2kHz transmitted from JJI-Japan is observed around the time of the total solar eclipse (TSE) as compared to a normal day. The modeled electron density height profile of the lower ionosphere depicts linear variation in the electron density with respect to solar radiation as observed by tweek analysis also. These low latitude ionospheric perturbations on the eclipse day are discussed and compared with other normal days.


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    Titel :

    Response of low latitude D-region ionosphere to the total solar eclipse of 22 July 2009 deduced from ELF/VLF analysis


    Beteiligte:
    Singh, Ashutosh K. (Autor:in) / Singh, Rajesh (Autor:in) / Veenadhari, B. (Autor:in) / Singh, A.K. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 50 , 10 ; 1352-1361


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2012-07-03


    Format / Umfang :

    10 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch