Generation of a severe convective ionospheric storm under stable Rayleigh–Taylor conditions: triggering by meteors?

Here we report on four events detected using the Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO) over an 18-year period, in which huge convective ionospheric storms (CISs) occur in a stable ionosphere. We argue that these rare events could be initiated by meteor-induced electric fields. The meteor-induced ele...

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Main Authors: M. C. Kelley, R. R. Ilma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-02-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/34/165/2016/angeo-34-165-2016.pdf