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    Effects of planetary wave oscillation on E-sporadic (Es) layers during the rare Antarctic sudden stratospheric warming of 2019
    (Elsevier) Fontes, Pedro Alves; Muella, Marcio Tadeu de Assis Honorato; Resende, Laysa Cristina Araújo; Jesus, Rodolfo de; Fagundes, Paulo Roberto; Mitra, Gourav; Pillat, Valdir Gil; Batista, Paulo Prado; Buriti, Ricardo Arlen; Correia, Emília; Muka, Peter Taiwo
    This study investigates the impact of the rare 2019 Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event on the top frequency parameter (ftEs) of the sporadic E (Es) layers, using data from several ionosondes located at low and mid-latitudes across the Southern and Northern Hemispheres, including stations in the American, Oceanian, and Asian regions. The ionosonde data were also used to identify frequency anomalies in the Es layers during the event. Additionally, data from three meteor radars in South America were used to further analyze the impact of the SSW, focusing on key parameters such as tidal winds and Planetary Wave (PW) oscillations. The study found significant ftEs peaks exceeding 10 MHz, particularly at low-latitude stations, with values reaching up to 20 MHz. The presence of these atypical peaks in ftEs was related to PW activity, which intensified the electron densities in the Es layers. A wavelet analysis of the ftEs and neutral wind data revealed oscillations associated with PW and tidal interactions, with dominant periods of ∼2–8-days. These patterns were more pronounced in the Southern Hemisphere, indicating stronger PW-tide coupling compared to the Northern Hemisphere. In addition, this study shows that the non-linear interaction between the PW and the tides occurred globally, generating secondary oscillations of ∼2–8-days on the Es layer development for the three continents. These oscillations were observed in the zonal (U) and meridional (V) winds of the diurnal and semidiurnal tides (DT and ST) during the SSW event, demonstrating a coupling in the troposphere-stratosphere-lower atmosphere dynamics. The coupling between the stratosphere and lower thermosphere contributed to the observed anomalies, revealing the broader impacts of SSW events on Es layer behavior. This study provides an understanding of the impact of SSW on Es layers, using ionosonde data and wave oscillation analysis that could enhance data assimilation models for more accurate ionospheric prediction.
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    Effects of the Northern Hemisphere sudden stratospheric warmings on the Sporadic-E layers in the Brazilian sector
    (Elsevier) Fontes Neto, Pedro Alves; Muella, Marcio Tadeu de Assis Honorato ; Resende, Laysa Cristina Araújo; Jesus, Rodolfo de; Fagundes, Paulo Roberto; Batista, Paulo Prado; Pillat, Valdir Gil; Tardelli, Alexandre; Andrioli, Vania F.
    Tidal and Planetary Wave (PWs) amplitudes are strongly influenced by Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) events. A nonlinear interaction between the tidal winds and planetary waves during the SSW may contribute to the intensification of sporadic-E (Es) layers in the lower thermosphere. This work investigated the relationship between SSW events in the Northern Hemisphere and the Es layer occurrence at low latitudes in the Brazilian sector. We used data from digital ionosondes installed in the observatories of Araguatins (ARA, 5.65◦ S; 48.12◦ W; dip lat. − 5.44◦) and S ̃ao Jos ́e dos Campos (SJC, 23.18◦ S; 45.89◦ W; dip lat. − 21.37◦) to analyze the Es layers. Additionally, we used the temperature, zonal wind, and PWs data at high latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere during the major SSW event that occurred in February/2018 and during the events of Dec/2018–Jan/2019 and Dec/2020–Jan/2021. The results showed a maximum frequency peak of 20 MHz (~5 × 106 electrons.cm− 3) at ARA and SJC during these SSW events. The large values of ftEs, fbEs, and electronic densities were observed between 100 and 115 km height in the Esf/l type layers during daytime or nighttime periods. The results also showed that the number of large values of ftEs, fbEs, and electronic density of the Es layer was much higher in ARA than in SJC, in general. The wavelet power spectrum analyses of the ftEs and fbEs showed a periodicity of 2- days before and after the central day of the SSWs events at the station of ARA, with three prominent peaks in the 2018/2019 event. At the SJC station the quasi-2-day periodicity in the wavelet analyses of the ftEs was observed after the central day in all three SSW events, with a peak before the central day during the 2020/2021 event.