Table 1 Negative and positive F2-layer Q-disturbances at Rome along with daily F10.7, 0.5(F10.7 + F10.7 81), and ap(τ) indices (at 12 LT) for Q-disturbance and reference days (second line). NmF2 (in 105 cm−3) are averaged over the observed at (11-13) LT values.

From: Daytime mid-latitude F2-layer Q-disturbances: A formation mechanism

Negative Q-disturbances

Positive Q-disturbances

Date

F10.7

(F + F81)/2

ap(τ)

NmF2

Date

F10.7

(F + F81)/2

ap(τ)

NmF2

13/06/2002

08/06/2002

133.4

155.2

147.3

157.4

6.1

5.1

6.19

10.5

23/08/2002

08/08/2002

224.5

134.6

203.8 57.6

6.1

3.9

15.8

8.54

17/10/2004

23/10/2004

91.9

131.6

99.9

119.4

2.3

2.3

6.61

9.17

17/06/2004

28/06/2004

111.3

89.4

109.397.5

7.2

9.2

8.14

5.73

15/08/2005

28/08/2005

75.8

89.8

83.9

90.1

4.2

4.1

2.94

4.97

26/10/2004

23/10/2004

136.7

131.6

121.6119.4

4.2

2.3

14.2

9.17

14/02/2006

19/02/2006

77.3

76.5

77.7

77.3

1.0

5.1

4.08

5.85

10/06/2007

06/06/2007

75.9

84.6

74.979.6

8.1

2.1

5.57

3.85

27/01/2010

11/01/2010

77.8

89.2

79.8

84.9

1.8

6.0

3.02

3.98

22/10/2009

13/10/2009

71.6

69.8

72.170.9

8.9

2.5

6.61

5.40

06/02/2010

11/02/2010

87.5

94.2

85.0

88.6

1.6

5.0

3.84

5.24

15/02/2010

11/02/2010

87.6

92.4

85.588.6

8.2

5.0

8.96

5.24

18/12/2011

05/12/2011

127.4

158.1

134.6

150.8

1.1

1.3

6.97

12.4

20/10/2010

03/10/2010

83.9

80.0

83.180.4

4.7

1.7

8.75

5.90

14/01/2012

07/01/2012

132.3

140.5

129.9

136.1

3.2

6.4

6.19

8.82

11/06/2012

27/06/2012

133.9

106.3

130.8116.9

7.2

4.4

10.7

6.08

06/12/2012

15/12/2012

97.4

122.4

109.1

122.1

1.2

6.2

5.79

8.47

30/09/2012

12/09/2012

135.6

102.6

127.2111.3

6.6

4.2

17.0

8.54

07/12/2012

15/12/2012

97.1

122.4

109.1

122.1

0.2

6.2

5.13

8.47

25/08/2013

01/08/2013

112.6

112.1

111.0112.7

5.7

4.1

10.5

6.61

17/04/2013

04/04/2013

106.3

128.5

115.3

124.5

3.1

4.2

6.39

10.7

04/07/2014

27/07/2014

187.6

121.4

157.6124.5

4.5

4.9

9.82

6.66

18/04/2013

04/04/2013

98.4

128.5

111.3

124.5

1.9

4.2

7.80

10.7

30/09/2015

16/09/2015

131.1

109.4

118.5106.3

1.8

9.9

10.7

6.25

28/11/2013

15/11/2013

132.9

177.9

142.8

161.6

0.2

4.3

7.94

12.5

10/04/2016

27/04/2016

110.6

92.6

101.892.0

6.0

6.8

9.98

5.08

23/06/2014

11/06/2014

92.6

168.4

110.5

149.7

2.5

6.6

4.66

7.87

11/04/2016

27/04/2016

116.6

92.6

104.892.0

2.5

6.8

11.1

5.08

22/07/2014

27/07/2014

92.6

121.4

110.3

124.5

4.0

4.9

4.32

6.67

15/10/2016

21/10/2016

84.9

77.8

84.380.4

10.2

1.5

8.75

5.08

27/05/2015

08/05/2015

95.2

149.8

109.8

137.8

3.4

7.0

5.29

9.90

11/04/2017

12/04/2017

74.6

71.4

75.473.8

8.8

7.9

6.48

3.62

28/05/2015

08/05/2015

93.0

149.8

108.6

137.8

6.1

7.0

4.82

9.90

16/04/2017

12/04/2017

74.5

71.4

75.473.8

4.1

7.9

5.90

3.62

26/03/2016

02/03/2016

85.5

98.2

89.1

98.0

2.1

6.1

4.82

8.82

29/04/2017

12/04/2017

77.0

71.4

77.273.8

5.4

7.9

5.40

3.62