Yu. M. Yampolski

Ionospheric conductivities according to Doppler radar observations of stimulated turbulence

Abstract Results of Doppler radar observations are discussed of HF scattering from heater induced inhomogeneities in an underdense ionospheric plasma. The quasiperiodic variations shown by the Doppler frequency shift are associated with the E×H plasma drift in the electric field of geomagnetic pulsations. Combined with a theoretical model of hydromagnetic wave propagation, with allowance for an arbitrary dip angle of the geomagnetic field and arbitrary angle of incidence, the Doppler shift measurements at several points along the geofield tube permit estimating height-integrated ionospheric conductivities

Doppler Selection of HF Radiosignals on Long Paths

The long-term registration of the Doppler spectra of HF radiosignals has been performed on the Moscow-Akademik Vernadsky Ukrainian Antarctic station path. It has been revealed that the spectra are split when the solar terminator crosses direct and return radio lines. The spectral and energy characteristics of direct and return signals have been calculated within the scope of the asymptotic theory of long-range propagation of decametric radiowaves.

Study of interaction of ELF–ULF range (0.1–200 Hz) electromagnetic waves with the earth’s crust and the ionosphere in the field of industrial power transmission lines (FENICS experiment)

This article is devoted to describing the theory, technique, and first experimental results of a control source electromagnetic (CSEM) study of the Earth’s crust and ionosphere with the use of two mutually orthogonal industrial transmission lines 109 and 120 km in length in the frame of FENICS (Fennoscandian Electrical Conductivity from Natural and Induction Control Source Soundings) experiment. The main part of the measurements is executed on the territory of the Fennoscandian shield at distances from the first hundreds kilometers up to 856 km from the source with the purpose of the deep electromagnetic sounding of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle. According to the results of these studies clarifying the parameters of “normal” (standard) geoelectric section of the lithosphere to a depth of 60–70 km, the anisotropy parameters are evaluated and a geothermal and rheological interpretation in conjunction with the analysis of the seismic data is executed. Furthermore, to study the propagation of ELF–LLF waves (0.1–200 Hz) in an “Earth–Ionosphere” waveguide, the measurements are carried out apart from Fennoscandian shield at distances up to 5600 km from the source (in Ukraine, Spitsbergen, Poland, Kamchatka, and other areas). According to the results of these studies, the experimental estimates of the influence of the ionosphere and of the displacement currents on the propagation of ELF–ULF waves in the upper half-space at the different azimuths generation of the primary field are obtained.

Long-term monitoring of the Schumann resonance signals from Antarctica

In the paper, long-term data sets of the Schumann resonance (SR) signals observed at the Ukrainian Antarctic Station (UAS) are analyzed. It has been found that the long-time trends of the peak frequencies and intensity of the fundamental SR mode correlate with 11-year solar cycle. No trend of yearly averaged numbers of lightning flashes is observed in LIS satellite data for the same period. It is suggested that the long-term variations of the intensity and frequency of SR peaks were caused by changes in the ionosphere controlled by solar activity.