Authors : Ayokunnu Olalekan David; Ogunsola Oluseyi Enitan; Mufutau Jelili Adekunle; Fasai Hafis Akorede

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24APR1681

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Abstract : Sporadic E is usually referred to as the large unpredictable formation of regions of very high electron density in the E region as one of the anomalies that is present in the equatorial region. This work studies the variability of sporadic E in the region with respect to the propagation of low frequency communication and impact on the equatorial region during the occurrence of this anomaly. Hourly data for the year 2010, a year of low solar activity obtained in-situ from a Digisonde Portable Sounder (DPS-4) from the African sector, Ilorin, Nigeria (8.5oN, 4.5oE, -2.96 dip) and the Southern American sector online at Jicamarca, Peru (12 oS, 76.8 oW, 0.74 dip) and Fortaleza, Brazil (3 oS, 38 oW, -7.03dip) were used for this study. The result obtained shows that sporadic E is usually observed at the region during the daytime and early evening (0600- 1700 local time) and is more prevalent during solstice months. Two types of sporadic E were observed in the region: blanket and transparent sporadic E. 12% of the transparent sporadic E was observed during the March equinox while 9% of blanket sporadic E was observed during this period; September equinox shows 15% of transparent and 7% blanket sporadic E respectively, while June solstice has 21% transparent and 7% blanket sporadic E. During the December solstices, 14% transparent and 7% blanket sporadic E was observed. During the March equinox, the blanket sporadic E was observed around 0200 hour local time, and that of the transparent sporadic E at about 1000 hour local time. Observation during the September equinox shows that it occurs around 1100 hour and 0200 hour respectively. It was observed that there is no correlation between sporadic E and geomagnetic storm. Sporadic E has been observed to be one of the anomalies that are responsible for the scintillation and scattering of the lower frequency signal in the said region when present.

Keywords : Sporadic E, Low Frequency And Equatorial Region.

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