Wave-like processes in the ionospheric F region that accompanied rocket launches from the Baikonur site

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)742-759
Number of pages18
JournalGeomagnetism and Aeronomy
Volume46
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2006

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