Spaced Multi-GNSS Receiver Array as Ionosphere Radar for Irregularity Drift Velocity Estimation during High Latitude Ionospheric Scintillation

Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Yu (Jade) Morton ◽  
Robert Robinson
Space Weather ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1817-1846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan M. McGranaghan ◽  
Anthony J. Mannucci ◽  
Brian Wilson ◽  
Chris A Mattmann ◽  
Richard Chadwick

Author(s):  
Fabio Vargas ◽  
Christiano Brum ◽  
Pedrina Terra ◽  
Delano Gobbi

We present in this work a method for estimation of plasma bubble mean zonal drift velocities using keograms generated from images of the OI 6300.0 nm nightglow emission collected from an equatorial station -- Cariri (7.4$^\circ$S, 36.5$^\circ$W), and a mid-latitude station -- Cachoeira Paulista (22.7$^\circ$S, 45$^\circ$W), both in the Brazilian sector. The mean zonal drift velocities were estimated for 239 events recorded from 2000 to 2003 in Cariri, and for 56 events recorded over Cachoeira Paulista from 1998 to 2000. It was found that plasma bubble zonal drift velocities are smaller ($\sim$60 ms$^{-1}$) for events occurring later in the night compared to those occurring earlier ($\sim$150 ms$^{-1}$). The decreasing rate of the zonal drift velocity is of $\sim$10 ms$^{-1}$/h. We have also found that, in general, bubble events appearing first in the west-most region of the keogram are faster than those appearing first in the east-most region of the keograms. Larger zonal drift velocities occur from 19 LT to 23 LT in a longitude range from 37$^\circ$ to 33$^\circ$. The method of velocity estimation using keograms compares favorably against the mosaic method developed by \cite{Arruda:2005}, but the standard deviation of the residuals for the zonal drift velocities from the two methods is $\sim$15 ms$^{-1}$


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Lopes ◽  
Felix Antreich ◽  
Hélio Kuga

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2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 3451-3455 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Milan ◽  
S. Basu ◽  
T. K. Yeoman ◽  
R. E. Sheehan

Abstract. We examine the correspondence between high latitude ionospheric scintillation measurements made at 250MHz with the occurrence of 10MHz HF coherent radar backscatter, on 13 and 14 December 2002. We demonstrate that when the ionospheric intersection point of the scintillation measurements is co-located with significant HF radar backscatter, the observed scintillation, quantified by the S4 index, is elevated. Conversely, when the radar indicates that backscatter is observed away from the intersection point due to movements of the auroral zone, the observed scintillation is low. This suggests that scintillation is highly location-dependent, being enhanced in the auroral zone and being lower at sub-auroral latitudes. The coexistence of scintillation and HF radar backscatter, produced by ionospheric density perturbations with scale sizes of 100s of metres and ~15 m, respectively, suggests that a broad spectrum of density fluctuations is found in the auroral zone.


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