Satellite measurements of plasma-density perturbations induced in the topside ionosphere by high-power HF radio waves from the “Sura” heating facility

V. Frolov , V. Papoport , G. Komrakov , A. Belov , G. Markov , Michel Parrot (1) , Jean-Louis Rauch (1) , E. Mishin

1 LPCE - Laboratoire de physique et chimie de l'environnement

We report on the French DEMETER and American DMSP satellite measurements of largescale field-aligned plasma-density perturbations (ducts) induced in the topside ionosphere by the ionospheric F 2-layer pumping by means of high-power HF radio waves from the “Sura” heating facility. Characteristics of such plasma perturbations and conditions of their formation are determined.

Keywords: Pump Wave; Topside Ionosphere; Heating Facility; Ionospheric Turbulence; Satellite Path

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

V. Frolov, V. Papoport, G. Komrakov, A. Belov, G. Markov, et al.. Satellite measurements of plasma-density perturbations induced in the topside ionosphere by high-power HF radio waves from the “Sura” heating facility. Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics, 2008, 51 (11), pp.825-833. ⟨10.1007/s11141-009-9086-2⟩. ⟨insu-03218294⟩