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Structural characterization of the equatorial F region plasma irregularities in the multifractal context
Neelakshi Joshi
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Computational Space Physics Group, Lab for Computing and Applied Math (LABAC), National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12227-690, Brazil
Reinaldo R. Rosa
Computational Space Physics Group, Lab for Computing and Applied Math (LABAC), National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12227-690, Brazil
Siomel Savio
Aeronomy Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12227-690, Brazil
China-Brazil Joint Laboratory for Space Weather, NSSC/INPE, Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12227-690, Brazil
Esfhan Alam Kherani
Aeronomy Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12227-690, Brazil
Francisco Carlos de Meneses
Aeronomy Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12227-690, Brazil
School of Physics and Mathematics, Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL), Av. Universidad s/n, Cd. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, N.L. 66455, Mexico
Stephan Stephany
Computational Space Physics Group, Lab for Computing and Applied Math (LABAC), National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12227-690, Brazil
Polinaya Muralikrishna
Aeronomy Division, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Av. dos Astronautas, 1758, São José dos Campos, São Paulo 12227-690, Brazil
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Ann. Geophys., 42, 131–143, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-42-131-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-42-131-2024, 2024
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Ann. Geophys., 41, 541–549, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-541-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-541-2023, 2023
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According to plasma drift theory, charged particles will drift when they are subjected to external forces, thus generating a drift current. In this paper, we establish the drift current and magnetic perturbation model in the ionosphere. Based on the HAARP ionospheric background, we analyze the properties of drift current and magnetic perturbation. This work provides guidance for a better understanding of ionospheric current distributions and magnetic perturbations.
Enrique L. Rojas, Keaton J. Burns, and David L. Hysell
Ann. Geophys., 41, 281–287, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-281-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-281-2023, 2023
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The standard linear fluid theory of Farley and Buneman predicts that kinetic physics are required to avoid the artificial growth of smaller structures. We explore the possibility of simulating the Farley–Buneman instability using, for the first time, a fully fluid five-moment model. This is the first time a fully fluid model has been used to simulate the Farley–Buneman instability. The results obtained with both models are qualitatively consistent with the ones from kinetic simulations.
Ricardo Yvan de La Cruz Cueva, Eurico Rodrigues de Paula, and Acácio Cunha Neto
Ann. Geophys., 40, 563–570, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-40-563-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-40-563-2022, 2022
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Freddy Galindo, Julio Urbina, and Lars Dyrud
Ann. Geophys., 39, 709–719, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-709-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-709-2021, 2021
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Micro-size particles entering the Earth’s atmosphere do not emit enough light to be observed as meteors, but they can be probed with radars. The echo from these meteors depends on particle size and the atmosphere in which the particle travels. In this paper, we study the importance of neutral winds in forming meteor returns sensed by radars. We show that meteor trails can exhibit unique radar signatures due to neutral winds, explaining unique signatures in radar maps.
Sharon Aol, Stephan Buchert, Edward Jurua, and Marco Milla
Ann. Geophys., 38, 1063–1080, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-1063-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-1063-2020, 2020
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Ionospheric irregularities are a common phenomenon in the low-latitude ionosphere. In this paper, we compared simultaneous observations of plasma plumes by the JULIA radar, ionogram spread F generated from ionosonde observations installed at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory, and irregularities observed in situ by Swarm to determine whether Swarm in situ observations can be used as indicators of the presence of plasma plumes and spread F on the ground.
Ankur Kepkar, Christina Arras, Jens Wickert, Harald Schuh, Mahdi Alizadeh, and Lung-Chih Tsai
Ann. Geophys., 38, 611–623, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-611-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-611-2020, 2020
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The paper focuses on the analyses of the global occurrence of equatorial plasma bubble events using S4 data that were calculated from GPS radio occultation measurements of the FormoSat-3/COSMIC mission. The advantage in using radio occultation data is that we get information not only on the occurrence and intensity of the equatorial bubble events, but also on the altitude distribution. We analyzed a 10.5-year time series of COSMIC data and demonstrated a strong dependence on the solar cycle.
Ilya K. Edemskiy
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Xiuying Wang, Wanli Cheng, Zihan Zhou, Dehe Yang, Jing Cui, and Feng Guo
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To get the global distribution of the stratification phenomenon, the in situ plasma density measurements, obtained by the Swarm satellites orbiting at different altitudes above the F2 peak, are used to study this phenomenon. The continuous morphology of this phenomenon and its features along the latitudinal direction are obtained, and a new discovery from the in situ measurements is the stratification on southern mid-latitudes.
Sharon Aol, Stephan Buchert, and Edward Jurua
Ann. Geophys., 38, 243–261, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-243-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-243-2020, 2020
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During the night, in the F region, equatorial ionospheric irregularities manifest as plasma depletions observed by satellites and may cause radio signals to fluctuate. We checked the distribution traits of ionospheric F-region irregularities in the low latitudes using 16 Hz electron density observations made by the faceplate onboard Swarm satellites. Using the high-resolution faceplate data, we were able to identify ionospheric irregularities of scales of only a few hundred metres.
Kun Wu, Jiyao Xu, Xinan Yue, Chao Xiong, Wenbin Wang, Wei Yuan, Chi Wang, Yajun Zhu, and Ji Luo
Ann. Geophys., 38, 163–177, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-163-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-163-2020, 2020
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Teshome Dugassa, John Bosco Habarulema, and Melessew Nigussie
Ann. Geophys., 37, 1161–1180, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-1161-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-1161-2019, 2019
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The relation between the occurrence of ionospheric irregularities and the spatial gradient of TEC derived from two closely located stations, located within the equatorial region over Ethiopia, was investigated. The relationship between σ(∆TEC/∆long) and ROTIave correlate linearly with correlation coefficients of C = 0.7975 and C = 0.7915 over ASAB and DEBK, respectively. In addition to latitudinal gradients, the longitudinal gradient of TEC has a significant contribution to the TEC fluctuations.
Ruihuan Tian, Jian Wu, Jinxiu Ma, Yonggan Liang, Hui Li, Chengxun Yuan, Yongyuan Jiang, and Zhongxiang Zhou
Ann. Geophys., 37, 1079–1094, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-1079-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-1079-2019, 2019
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The density distribution of ice particles and electrons near the boundary of the polar mesosphere summer echo (PMSE) region is studied. The results show that when the radius distribution function of the condensation nucleus is a Gaussian type, for a certain range of the condensation core radius, sharp peaks with a meter scale appear in the density profiles of ice particles and electrons. These small-scale structures of electron density may be one of the causes of the PMSE phenomenon.
Laysa Cristina Araujo Resende, Clezio Marcos Denardini, Giorgio Arlan Silva Picanço, Juliano Moro, Diego Barros, Cosme Alexandre Oliveira Barros Figueiredo, and Régia Pereira Silva
Ann. Geophys., 37, 807–818, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-807-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-807-2019, 2019
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The Brazilian Space Weather Study and Monitoring Program (Embrace) has been developing different indexes that describe ionospheric effects in the Brazilian sector. The main purpose of this work was to produce a new ionospheric scale based on the analysis of the ionospheric plasma drift velocity. We analyzed 7 years of data in order to construct a standardized scale. The results of this new index allow us to evaluate the impacts of ionospheric phenomena in the space weather environment.
Abimbola O. Afolayan, Mandeep Jit Singh, Mardina Abdullah, Suhaila M. Buhari, Tatsuhiro Yokoyama, and Pornchai Supnithi
Ann. Geophys., 37, 733–745, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-733-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-733-2019, 2019
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The equatorial spread F (ESF) is a nighttime phenomenon that can have a deleterious effect on the radio communication system. We investigated the parameters influencing the seasonal morphology of the range type spread F (RSF) using ionosonde data from different longitude sectors. The observed RSF occurrence features showed distinct patterns across these sectors, including seasonal asymmetry. This asymmetry was attributed to the probable effect of the zonal wind reversal and gravity waves.
Xiuying Wang, Dehe Yang, Dapeng Liu, and Wei Chu
Ann. Geophys., 37, 645–655, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-645-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-645-2019, 2019
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To check the difference between data observed at different altitudes of the DEMETER satellite, a statistical method is adopted to evaluate whether data difference is caused by normal data fluctuation or by altitude adjustment. Based on the method, in situ electron density data at higher altitudes are found to be greater than those at lower altitudes. We speculate that this phenomenon is caused by stratification above F2 peak region. The proposed method is useful when comparing fluctuated data.
Klemens Hocke, Huixin Liu, Nicholas Pedatella, and Guanyi Ma
Ann. Geophys., 37, 235–242, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-235-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-235-2019, 2019
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The GPS radio occultation data of the COSMIC-FORMOSAT-3 mission are used to visualize the global distribution of ionospheric irregularities in the F2 region during a geomagnetic storm, at solar minimum, and at solar maximum.
John D. de Boer, Jean-Marc A. Noël, and Jean-Pierre St.-Maurice
Ann. Geophys., 37, 201–214, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-201-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-201-2019, 2019
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Modelling aurorae, we asked what boundary condition (BC) to use for the E field on the upper boundary. Typically a Dirichlet BC is used, since processes above the domain generate E. But then conductivity structures trigger FACs driven immediately by magnetospheric convection, even though it is a finite energy source, delayed by the Alfvén speed. If the BC is not ideal, then E x B drift in the ionosphere depends on the plasma's properties. So we investigated.
Christopher J. Scott and Patrick Major
Ann. Geophys., 36, 1243–1254, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1243-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1243-2018, 2018
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The variability of the Earth's ionosphere (the electrified region of the Earth's upper atmosphere) results from external forcing from above (through solar activity and space weather effects) and from below (via natural sources such as lightning storms and tectonics). Bombing raids over Europe during World War II were used to determine the quantitative impact of explosions on the ionosphere. It was found that raids using more than 300 tonnes of explosives weakened the ionosphere for up to 5 h.
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