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Wind Shear Driven Double Layer Structures of E-Region Irregularities at Low Latitudes
Geophysical Research Letters ( IF 5.2 ) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 , DOI: 10.1029/2023gl107307
Jianfei Liu 1, 2 , Wenjie Sun 1, 3, 4 , Guozhu Li 1, 3, 4 , Yunlin Chen 2 , Haiyong Xie 1, 3, 4 , Lianhuan Hu 1, 3 , Yi Li 1, 3 , Xiukuan Zhao 3, 5 , Guofeng Dai 1, 3 , Baiqi Ning 1, 3 , Libo Liu 1, 3, 5
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Previous theoretical simulations showed the generation of double-layer structures of E-region field-aligned irregularities (FAIs). In this study, we report the double-layer structures of E-region FAIs observed by an all-sky radar at low latitude Ledong (18.4°N, 109°E), China. These FAIs appeared at the altitudes ∼90 and 110 km respectively. Both layers displayed quasi-periodic patterns with synchronized spatial features, that is, being manifested as spatially separated patches or wavelike structures over similar longitudes at the two layers simultaneously. The neutral wind observations revealed the existence of wind shears at two separated altitudes where the double FAI layers occurred. The two wind shears created two vertically separated sporadic E layers and possibly drove the generation of the double-layer FAIs via gradient drift instability. The synchronized spatial features of the FAIs at the two layers could be modulated by gravity waves.
更新日期:2024-05-14
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