Validation of SSUSI-derived auroral electron  densities: comparisons to EISCAT data

Bender, Stefan; Espy, Patrick J.; Paxton, Larry J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-899-2021

Articles | Volume 39, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-899-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-899-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 39, issue 5

Regular paper

|

14 Oct 2021

Regular paper |

| 14 Oct 2021

Validation of SSUSI-derived auroral electron densities: comparisons to EISCAT data

Stefan Bender, Patrick J. Espy, and Larry J. Paxton

Model code and software

st-bender/pyeppaurora: Version 0.0.5 S. Bender https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4298137

Short summary

The coupling of the atmosphere to the space environment has become recognized as an important driver of atmospheric chemistry and dynamics. We have validated the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Spectrographic Imager (SSUSI) products for average electron energy and electron energy flux by comparison to EISCAT electron density profiles. The good agreement shows that SSUSI far-UV observations can be used to provide ionization rate profiles throughout the auroral region.