Main results of recent investigations into the physical mechanisms of the interaction of tropical cyclones and the ionosphere

Abstract

International investigations into the correlation between tropical cyclones (TCs) and the ionosphere are associated with great difficulties in proving the influence of possible TC mechanisms on the ionosphere. In this paper, the ionospheric parameters obtained by ground-based and satellite sensing over the TC and at a certain distance from it are analyzed. This paper is a brief presentation of the main areas of research on the TC–ionosphere interaction problem by different international teams of scientists from the formulation of the problem to the present. The main conclusion of the paper is that internal gravity waves are the main factors that influence the ionosphere from the active cyclones.