Chinese Journal of Polar Research

ADVANCES IN POLAR SCIENCE ›› 2011, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3-English): 175-183.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1085.2011.00175

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A conjugate study of the polar ionospheric F2-layer and IRI-2007 at 75°magnetic latitude for solar minimum

HE Fang1,ZHANG BeiChen1,Joran Moen2,HUANG DeHong1   

  1. 1 SOA Key Laboratory for Polar Science, Polar Research Institute of China
    2 Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway
  • Received:2011-04-18 Revised:2011-08-25 Online:1961-09-30 Published:1961-09-30
  • Contact: ZHANG BeiChen
  • Supported by:

    Public science and technology research funds projects of ocean; the Youth Marine Science Foundation of SOA;The Polar Strategic Research Foundation of China

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Abstract:

Long duration observational run by the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR) and ionosonde in Zhongshan station which are at conjugated location during International Polar Year (IPY) in solar minimum, have been analyzed with respect to variability in the F2-layer peak parameters. The comparison between the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI-2007) and the observation data clearly demonstrates the conformity in summer, but greater deviation in winter. It suggested that though the IRI model considered the F2 peak parameters dominated by the solar photoionization well, the electron precipitation effects should be taken into account as well, especially in winter.

Key words: Solar minimum, polar ionosphere, IRI, electron precipitation