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Ionospheric and thermospheric response to the 27–28 February 2014 geomagnetic storm over north Africa
Khalifa Malki
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Oukaïmeden Observatory, High Energy Physics and Astrophysics Laboratory, FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University,
Marrakesh, BP 2390, Morocco
Aziza Bounhir
Oukaïmeden Observatory, High Energy Physics and Astrophysics Laboratory, FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University,
Marrakesh, BP 2390, Morocco
Zouhair Benkhaldoun
Oukaïmeden Observatory, High Energy Physics and Astrophysics Laboratory, FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University,
Marrakesh, BP 2390, Morocco
Jonathan J. Makela
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Nicole Vilmer
LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités,
UPMC Univ. Paris 06, Univ. Paris Diderot, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195 Meudon,
France
Daniel J. Fisher
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Mohamed Kaab
Oukaïmeden Observatory, High Energy Physics and Astrophysics Laboratory, FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University,
Marrakesh, BP 2390, Morocco
Khaoula Elbouyahyaoui
Oukaïmeden Observatory, High Energy Physics and Astrophysics Laboratory, FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University,
Marrakesh, BP 2390, Morocco
Brian J. Harding
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Amine Laghriyeb
Oukaïmeden Observatory, High Energy Physics and Astrophysics Laboratory, FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University,
Marrakesh, BP 2390, Morocco
Ahmed Daassou
Oukaïmeden Observatory, High Energy Physics and Astrophysics Laboratory, FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University,
Marrakesh, BP 2390, Morocco
Mohamed Lazrek
Oukaïmeden Observatory, High Energy Physics and Astrophysics Laboratory, FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University,
Marrakesh, BP 2390, Morocco
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Short summary
The novelty of this paper lies in the fact that it addresses the thermosphere–ionosphere coupling in a midlatitude site in north Africa. We have used Fabry–Perot measurements of thermospheric winds and wide-angle camera detection of ionospheric structures at an altitude of about 250 km. We have also used GPS data to extract the TEC over the studied area. We have focused our study on the 27 February geomagnetic storm.
The novelty of this paper lies in the fact that it addresses the thermosphere–ionosphere...
