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Liu, L.
Pi, X.
Zhang, M.‐L.
Ning, B.
Xiong, J.
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Liu, L.
Pi, X.
Zhang, M.‐L.
Ning, B.
Xiong, J.
Ding, F.
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Liu, L.
Pi, X.
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Ning, B.
Xiong, J.
Ding, F.
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Liu, L.
Pi, X.
Zhang, M.‐L.
Ning, B.
Xiong, J.
Ding, F.
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spelling Wan, W. Liu, L. Pi, X. Zhang, M.‐L. Ning, B. Xiong, J. Ding, F. 0094-8276 1944-8007 American Geophysical Union (AGU) General Earth and Planetary Sciences Geophysics http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008gl033755 <jats:p>The global ionospheric maps (GIMs) produced by JPL are used to investigate the longitudinal structure of the low latitude ionosphere. As a proxy of the ionization parameter at low latitudes, the latitudinally integrated total electron content (ITEC) is first extracted from low latitude GIMs and then Fourier filtered to obtain the wavenumber‐4 components. We then study in detail the diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle variations of the wave patterns. It is found that the wavenumber‐4 patterns are intense and well developed in boreal summer and early boreal autumn, but quite weak in boreal winter. This seasonal variation is consistent with that of the zonal wind of the non‐migrating tide mode DE3. We also found that the wavenumber‐4 patterns shift eastward with a shifting speed that is smaller in daytime than at night. This is attributed to the contribution of both the eastward propagation of DE3 in E‐region and the zonal <jats:bold>E ×</jats:bold><jats:bold>B</jats:bold> ion drifts in F‐region. Our results support the suggestion that the longitudinal wavenumber‐4 structure of the low latitude ionosphere should be originated from the non‐migrating tide mode DE3.</jats:p> Wavenumber‐4 patterns of the total electron content over the low latitude ionosphere Geophysical Research Letters
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spellingShingle Wan, W., Liu, L., Pi, X., Zhang, M.‐L., Ning, B., Xiong, J., Ding, F., Geophysical Research Letters, Wavenumber‐4 patterns of the total electron content over the low latitude ionosphere, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Geophysics
title Wavenumber‐4 patterns of the total electron content over the low latitude ionosphere
title_full Wavenumber‐4 patterns of the total electron content over the low latitude ionosphere
title_fullStr Wavenumber‐4 patterns of the total electron content over the low latitude ionosphere
title_full_unstemmed Wavenumber‐4 patterns of the total electron content over the low latitude ionosphere
title_short Wavenumber‐4 patterns of the total electron content over the low latitude ionosphere
title_sort wavenumber‐4 patterns of the total electron content over the low latitude ionosphere
title_unstemmed Wavenumber‐4 patterns of the total electron content over the low latitude ionosphere
topic General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Geophysics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008gl033755