Variations in the densities and heights of the ionospheric
Es and
F2 regions during magnetic storms are studied. At the moderate latitudes in
summer solstice and at the equatorial zone, the disturbance variation of the
Es in both local time (
SD) and storm time (
Dst) is obtained by statistical examination, although the individual values of the
Es data may not always be accurate.
The amplitude of the
SD variation of the
Es at the moderate latitudes is about 0.5Mc/s in frequency (15% for mean ionized density), and the phase of the variation seems to be
opposite to that of the
F2.
At the equatorial zone, the S
D variations of the
Es and the
F2 regions and the
Dst variation for
f0F2 are rather peculiar for the phase, compared with those at the moderate latitudes. The geomagnetic
SD variation at this zone is also a little different from that in the moderate latitudes.
On the other hand, the current system for the
SD field is calculated by the dynamo theory, taking into consideration the anisotropic electrical-conductivity. A production mechanism of the
Es is supposed, and the possibility that the ionospheric
SD variations are due to the effect of a drift by the earth's magnetic field and the electric field of the S
D current is discussed.
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