SOLAR FLARE EFFECTS ON THE IONOSPHERE

Guyer S., Can Z.

6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), İstanbul, Turkey, 12 - 14 June 2013, pp.729-733 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume:
  • Doi Number: 10.1109/rast.2013.6581305
  • City: İstanbul
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.729-733
  • Keywords: solar flare, X-Ray flux, sudden ionospheric disturbances, SITEC
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Flares are generated from electromagnetic radiation which is sudden libratory of the stored energy in the magnetic field of the sun. These electromagnetic radiations vary from X ray to gamma ray. Flares are classified according to their brightness as C, M and X, where X is the brightest. X class flares cause long-time solar storm and ionospheric radio waves scintillations. Moderate level M class flares mostly effect polar cups and cause short-time radio scintillations. C class flares are weaker than the X and M flares. Their efficiency on Earth's ionosphere creates faint disturbances.