Abstract
Results of the observations performed using the wave-like disturbance (WLD) method at iono-spheric altitudes of 100-500 km during ten Soyuz and Proton rocket launches (RLs) in 2003-2005 have been analyzed. The observations were performed with the Kharkov incoherent scatter radar. It has been confirmed that WLDs propagated at a velocity of 560-740 m/s were observed reliably. Disturbances propagated at a higher velocity of several kilometers per second were observed indefinitely. Disturbances caused by RLs were most clearly defined at altitudes of 150-350 km. Rocket launches cased either enhancement or suppression of WLDs in the ionosphere. The relative amplitude of WLDs usually varied within 3-30%.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 742-759 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Geomagnetism and Aeronomy |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Dec 2006 |