Global, seasonal, and local time variations of ion density structure at the low-latitude ionosphere and their relationship to the postsunset equatorial irregularity occurrences

2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (A2) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
S.-Y. Su ◽  
M. Q. Chen ◽  
C. K. Chao ◽  
C. H. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Local Time ◽  
Density Structure ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Ion Density ◽  
Time Variations ◽  
Low Latitude Ionosphere

scholarly journals Storm-time ionization enhancements at the topside low-latitude ionosphere

2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 867-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Dmitriev ◽  
H.-C. Yeh
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Belt ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Geomagnetic Storms ◽  
Energetic Particles ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Ion Density ◽  
Low Latitude Ionosphere ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Mev Protons ◽  
Earth Radiation

Abstract. Ion density enhancements at the topside low-latitude ionosphere during a Bastille storm on 15–16 July 2000 and Halloween storms on 29–31 October 2003 were studied using data from ROCSAT-1/IPEI experiment. Prominent ion density enhancements demonstrate similar temporal dynamics both in the sunlit and in the nightside hemispheres. The ion density increases dramatically (up to two orders of magnitude) during the main phase of the geomagnetic storms and reaches peak values at the storm maximum. The density enhancements are mostly localized in the region of a South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA), which is characterized by very intense fluxes of energetic particles. The dynamics of near-Earth radiation was studied using SAMPEX/LEICA data on >0.6 MeV electrons and >0.8 MeV protons at around 600 km altitude. During the magnetic storms the energetic particle fluxes in the SAA region and in its vicinity increase more than three orders of magnitude. The location of increased fluxes overlaps well with the regions of ion density enhancements. Two mechanisms were considered to be responsible for the generation of storm-time ion density enhancements: prompt penetration of the interplanetary electric field and abundant ionization of the ionosphere by enhanced precipitation of energetic particles from the radiation belt.

VLF/LF (Very Low Frequency/Low Frequency) Reflection Properties of the Low Latitude Ionosphere

1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne I. Klemetti ◽  
Paul A. Kossey ◽  
John E. Rasmussen ◽  
Maria Sueli Da Silveira Macedo Moura
Keyword(s):  
Low Frequency ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Very Low Frequency ◽  
Low Latitude Ionosphere

scholarly journals An investigation of the ionospheric F region near the EIA crest in India using OI 777.4 and 630.0 nm nightglow observations

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 809-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navin Parihar ◽  
Sandro Maria Radicella ◽  
Bruno Nava ◽  
Yenca Olivia Migoya-Orue ◽  
Prabhakar Tiwari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Density ◽  
Gravity Waves ◽  
Satellite Mission ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Density Maximum ◽  
Density Profiles ◽  
F Region ◽  
Equatorial Ionization Anomaly ◽  
Low Latitude Ionosphere ◽  
Electron Density Profiles

Abstract. Simultaneous observations of OI 777.4 and OI 630.0 nm nightglow emissions were carried at a low-latitude station, Allahabad (25.5° N, 81.9° E; geomag. lat.  ∼  16.30° N), located near the crest of the Appleton anomaly in India during September–December 2009. This report attempts to study the F region of ionosphere using airglow-derived parameters. Using an empirical approach put forward by Makela et al. (2001), firstly, we propose a novel technique to calibrate OI 777.4 and 630.0 nm emission intensities using Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate/Formosa Satellite Mission 3 (COSMIC/FORMOSAT-3) electron density profiles. Next, the electron density maximum (Nm) and its height (hmF2) of the F layer have been derived from the information of two calibrated intensities. Nocturnal variation of Nm showed the signatures of the retreat of the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) and the midnight temperature maximum (MTM) phenomenon that are usually observed in the equatorial and low-latitude ionosphere. Signatures of gravity waves with time periods in the range of 0.7–3.0 h were also seen in Nm and hmF2 variations. Sample Nm and hmF2 maps have also been generated to show the usefulness of this technique in studying ionospheric processes.

scholarly journals Middle‐ and low‐latitude ionosphere response to 2015 St. Patrick's Day geomagnetic storm

2016 ◽  
Vol 121 (4) ◽  
pp. 3421-3438 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Nava ◽  
J. Rodríguez‐Zuluaga ◽  
K. Alazo‐Cuartas ◽  
A. Kashcheyev ◽  
Y. Migoya‐Orué ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geomagnetic Storm ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Low Latitude Ionosphere

scholarly journals Equatorial and low latitude thermospheric winds: Measured quiet time variations with season and solar flux from 1980 to 1990

1999 ◽  
Vol 104 (A8) ◽  
pp. 17091-17106 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Biondi ◽  
S. Y. Sazykin ◽  
B. G. Fejer ◽  
J. W. Meriwether ◽  
C. G. Fesen
Keyword(s):  
Solar Flux ◽  
Quiet Time ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Time Variations ◽  
Thermospheric Winds
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