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Study of the equatorial and low-latitude total electron content response to plasma bubbles during solar cycle 24–25 over the Brazilian region using a Disturbance Ionosphere indeX
Giorgio Arlan Silva Picanço
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National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos
Campos, SP, Brazil
Clezio Marcos Denardini
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos
Campos, SP, Brazil
Paulo Alexandre Bronzato Nogueira
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP), Jacareí, SP, Brazil
Laysa Cristina Araujo Resende
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos
Campos, SP, Brazil
National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Science (NSSC/CAS), Beijing, China
Carolina Sousa Carmo
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos
Campos, SP, Brazil
Sony Su Chen
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos
Campos, SP, Brazil
Paulo França Barbosa-Neto
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos
Campos, SP, Brazil
Esmeralda Romero-Hernandez
Facultad de Ciencias Físico-Matemáticas (UANL/FCFM), Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
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Dynamic processes in the magnetic field and in the ionosphere during the 30 August–2 September 2019 geospace storm: influence on high frequency radio wave characteristics
Tomographic imaging of a large-scale travelling ionospheric disturbance during the Halloween storm of 2003
Ionospheric anomalies associated with the Mw 7.3 Iran–Iraq border earthquake and a moderate magnetic storm
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Yiyang Luo, Leonid Chernogor, Kostiantyn Garmash, Qiang Guo, Victor Rozumenko, and Yu Zheng
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Karl Bolmgren, Cathryn Mitchell, Talini Pinto Jayawardena, Gary Bust, Jon Bruno, and Elizabeth Mitchell
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Erman Şentürk, Samed Inyurt, and İbrahim Sertçelik
Ann. Geophys., 38, 1031–1043, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-1031-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-1031-2020, 2020
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The analysis of unexpected ionospheric phases before large earthquakes is one of the cutting-edge issues in earthquake prediction studies. Ionospheric TEC data were analyzed by short-time Fourier transform and a classic running median to detect abnormalities before the Mw 7.3 Iran–Iraq earthquake on November 12, 2017. The results showed clear positive anomalies 8–9 d before the earthquake as an earthquake precursor due to quiet space weather, local dispersion, and proximity to the epicenter.
Yuriy Rapoport, Vladimir Grimalsky, Viktor Fedun, Oleksiy Agapitov, John Bonnell, Asen Grytsai, Gennadi Milinevsky, Alex Liashchuk, Alexander Rozhnoi, Maria Solovieva, and Andrey Gulin
Ann. Geophys., 38, 207–230, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-207-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-207-2020, 2020
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The paper analytically and numerically treats the new theoretical basis for ground-based and satellite monitoring of the most powerful processes in the lower atmosphere and Earth (hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.), solar-wind magnetosphere (magnetic storms) and ionosphere (lightning discharges, thunderstorms, etc.). This can be provided by the determination of phases and amplitudes of radio waves in the Earth and ionosphere. In perspective, damage from the natural disasters can be decreased.
Alexander Rozhnoi, Maria Solovieva, Viktor Fedun, Peter Gallagher, Joseph McCauley, Mohammed Y. Boudjada, Sergiy Shelyag, and Hans U. Eichelberger
Ann. Geophys., 37, 843–850, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-843-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-843-2019, 2019
Jing Liu, Dong-He Zhang, Anthea J. Coster, Shun-Rong Zhang, Guan-Yi Ma, Yong-Qiang Hao, and Zuo Xiao
Ann. Geophys., 37, 673–687, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-673-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-673-2019, 2019
Yi Liu, Chen Zhou, Qiong Tang, Guanyi Chen, and Zhengyu Zhao
Ann. Geophys., 37, 337–345, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-337-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-337-2019, 2019
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Underground nuclear explosion (UNE) can produce ionospheric disturbances through a lithosphere–atmosphere–ionosphere coupling mechanism, which is very similar with earthquakes. By using the total electron content observations and Swarm ionospheric current data, we have investigated the geomagnetic conjugate ionospheric disturbances. We proposed that the electric field generated during the UNE test can be an important mechanism for ionospheric disturbance.
Carlos Sotomayor-Beltran and Laberiano Andrade-Arenas
Ann. Geophys., 37, 153–161, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-153-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-153-2019, 2019
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A localized total electron content enhancement (LTE) was observed as a product of the geomagnetic storm that happened on 8 September 2017. This result was unexpected because it was located south of the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA). The origin of the enhancement of the TEC in the EIA is very likely due to the super-fountain effect. On the other hand, the LTE is suggested to be produced by the contribution of the super-fountain effect along with traveling ionospheric disturbances.
Lucas Schreiter, Daniel Arnold, Veerle Sterken, and Adrian Jäggi
Ann. Geophys., 37, 111–127, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-111-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-37-111-2019, 2019
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Comparing Swarm GPS-only gravity fields to the ultra-precise GRACE K-Band gravity field schematic errors occurs around the geomagnetic equator. Due to the end of the GRACE mission, and the gap to the GRACE-FO mission, only Swarm can provide a continuous time series of gravity fields. We present different and assess different approaches to remove the schematic errors and thus improve the quality of the Swarm gravity fields.
Le Ren and Steffen Schön
Ann. Geophys., 36, 1227–1241, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1227-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1227-2018, 2018
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In this contribution, we analyse the performance of the Swarm onboard GPS receiver and present the approach for determination of the IfE Swarm kinematic orbit with PPP. The differences between our kinematic orbits and ESA reduced-dynamic orbits are at 1.5 cm, 1.5 cm and 2.5 cm level in along-track, cross-track and radial directions, respectively. A comparison with SLR underlines an accuracy of the kinematic orbits of 3–4 cm.
Donat V. Blagoveshchensky, Olga A. Maltseva, and Maria A. Sergeeva
Ann. Geophys., 36, 1057–1071, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1057-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1057-2018, 2018
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In this work, we use the Disturbance Ionosphere indeX (DIX) to study equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) events over the Brazilian equatorial and low latitudes. Our results showed that the DIX detected EPB disturbances in terms of their intensity and occurrence times. Therefore, these responses agreed with the ionosphere behavior before, during, and after the studied EPBs. Finally, these disturbances tended to be higher (lower) in high (low) solar activity.
In this work, we use the Disturbance Ionosphere indeX (DIX) to study equatorial plasma bubble...
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