Abstract
Abstract. There is much observational evidence of different fine structures in the ionosphere and magnetosphere of the Earth. Such structures are created and evolve as a perturbation of the ionosphere's parameters. Instead of dealing with a number of linear waves, we propose to investigate and follow up the perturbations in the ionosphere by dynamics of soliton structure. Apart from the fact that this is a more accurate solution, the advantage of soliton solution is its localization in space and time as a consequence of the balance between nonlinearity and dispersion. The existence of such a structure is driven by the properties of the medium. We derive the necessary condition for having a nonlinear soliton wave, taking the vortex shape as a description of the ionosphere parameter perturbation. We employ a magnetohydrodynamical description for the ionosphere in plane geometry, including rotational effects, magnetic field effects via ponderomotive force, and pressure and gravitational potential effects, treating the problem self-consistently and nonlinearly. In addition, we consider compressible perturbation. As a result, we have found that Coriolis force and magnetic force on the one hand and pressure and gravity on the other hand determine dispersive properties. Dispersion at higher latitudes is mainly driven by rotation, while near the Equator, within the E and F layers of the ionosphere, the magnetic field modifies the soliton solution. Also, a very general description of the ionosphere results in the conclusion that the unperturbed thickness of the ionosphere layer cannot be taken as an ad hoc assumption: it is rather a consequence of equilibrium property, which is shown in this calculation.
Highlights
The structure of the Earth’s ionosphere depends on its distance from the Earth’s surface, involving different sources of disturbance in the basic parameters within it
The ionosphere is very complex and dynamical, there are a number of approximations used in previous theoretical and numerical research that worked well compared with observed parameters
There is an interaction between sheared zonal flow within the ionosphere and Rossby solitons created in the atmosphere of the Earth, making a turbulent stage via accumulation of the flow energy into vortical structures
Summary
The structure of the Earth’s ionosphere depends on its distance from the Earth’s surface, involving different sources of disturbance in the basic parameters within it These sources could be the subject of events in Earth, atmosphere, Sun, and γ -ray bursts (GRB) from deep space. After the observational techniques were developed, research was spread to make an effort in establishing possible correlations in the detection of ionospheric effects with the earthquake event (Sobolev and Husamiddinov, 1985; Lyperovskaya et al, 2007; Pulinets, 2004) It was suggested by Arai et al (2011) that it may be possible to indicate tsunami generation by monitoring acoustic-gravity waves in the ionosphere accompanied by undersea seismic disturbances. The reason for the possible direct coupling of the processes in the deep earth layers and the ionosphere could be eventual
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