Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1763653 Advances in Space Research 2015 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
In this paper, we discuss some questions related to the nature and manifestation of the equatorial electrojet. We study theoretically the equatorial electrojet as a nonlinear antenna for generating ultra-low-frequency electromagnetic signals during periodic heating of the ionosphere by the short-wave heater radiation. It is shown that for periodic heating at the frequency corresponding to the ULF band the generation of electromagnetic signals can be significantly intensified. This effect is especially important for the daytime magnetosphere where there are eigenfrequencies of the plasma magnetospheric maser in the electron radiation belts in the same frequency band. This can lead to a modification of VLF emissions in the subauroral magnetosphere.
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