Response of High Latitude Ionospheric TEC to Enhanced Radiation Fluxes during the Major Solar Flare Events

Authors

  • P. K. Purohit National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research
  • A. A. Mansoori Barkatullah University, Bhopal
  • P. A. Khan Barkatullah University
  • P. Bhawre Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics & Electronics, Barkatullah University, Bhopal-462026, India
  • S. C. Tripathi Barkatullah University
  • P. Khatarkar Barkatullah University, Bhopal
  • Aslam A. M. Barkatullah University, Bhopal
  • M. A. Waheed Barkatullah University, Bhopal
  • A. K. Gwal Barkatullah University, Bhopal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i1.14100

Keywords:

Ionosphere, TEC, CMD, Solar Flare.

Abstract

We have investigated the response of ionosphere to major solar flare events that occurred during 1998 to 2011. The effect of enhanced radiation fluxes in the X-ray and EUV band on the GPS derived Total Electron Content (TEC) is examined. The data of X-ray flux from Geostationary Operational Environment Satellite (GOES) and EUV flux from Solar EUV Monitor (SEM) onboard SOHO spacecraft were correlated with the Total Electron Content (TEC) data of a high latitude station, Davis (68.570S, 77.960E). We found that peak intensities of X-ray and EUV flux correlate very well with the peak values of TEC. We also studied the correlation of peak enhancement of these fluxes with the peak enhancement of TEC and found that peak enhancement of these fluxes correlate highly with the peak enhancement of TEC than with the peak values themselves. It is also found that correlation is extraordinarily improved when these fluxes are multiplied by Cos(CMD) where CMD is Central Meridian Distance on the solar disc, thereby showing that the location of flares on the solar disc plays an important role while investigating the ionospheric influences of solar flares.

 

Keywords: Ionosphere; TEC; CMD; Solar Flare.

© 2014 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i1.14100 J. Sci. Res. 6 (1), 43-49 (2014)

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Author Biographies

P. K. Purohit, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research

Department of Applied Sciences, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research, Bhopal-462002

A. A. Mansoori, Barkatullah University, Bhopal

Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics & Electronics

Bhopal-462026

P. A. Khan, Barkatullah University

Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics & Electronics

Bhopal-462026

P. Bhawre, Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics & Electronics, Barkatullah University, Bhopal-462026, India

Department of Physics

S. C. Tripathi, Barkatullah University

Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics & Electronics, Barkatullah University, Bhopal-462026

P. Khatarkar, Barkatullah University, Bhopal

Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics & Electronics

Aslam A. M., Barkatullah University, Bhopal

Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics & Electronics,

M. A. Waheed, Barkatullah University, Bhopal

Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics & Electronics

A. K. Gwal, Barkatullah University, Bhopal

Space Science Laboratory, Department of Physics & Electronics

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Published

2013-12-26

How to Cite

Purohit, P. K., Mansoori, A. A., Khan, P. A., Bhawre, P., Tripathi, S. C., Khatarkar, P., A. M., A., Waheed, M. A., & Gwal, A. K. (2013). Response of High Latitude Ionospheric TEC to Enhanced Radiation Fluxes during the Major Solar Flare Events. Journal of Scientific Research, 6(1), 43–49. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v6i1.14100

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Section A: Physical and Mathematical Sciences