VLF signal anomalies during cyclone activity in the Atlantic Ocean

NaitAmor, S. and Cohen, M.B. and Kumar, Sushil and Chanrion, O. and Neubert, T. (2018) VLF signal anomalies during cyclone activity in the Atlantic Ocean. Geophysical Research Letters, 45 . NA. ISSN 0094-8276

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Abstract

In this paper we present ionospheric disturbances during the simultaneous presence of two to three Large Meteorological Systems, classified as hurricanes and tropical storms, in the Atlantic Ocean from August to November 2016. The ionospheric disturbances were detected by very low frequency (3–30 kHz) signals from two North American transmitters observed in Algiers (36.75°N, 03.47°E). The results show clear anomalies in the amplitude both at nighttime and at daytime. At nighttime, the anomalies were observed in association with all Large Meteorological Systems even at low stage of storm intensity (tropical depression). The anomalies showed periodicities between 2 and 3 hr with a strong decrease in the signal amplitude. The wave‐like features were confirmed by the mother wavelet analysis of the normalized signal amplitude. These signal anomalies may result from traveling ionospheric disturbances generated by tropical storms and hurricanes associated gravity waves.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) > School of Engineering and Physics
Depositing User:	Ms Shalni Sanjana
Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2018 01:09
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2018 01:09
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/11147

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