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Multi-instrument observations of polar cap patches and traveling ionospheric disturbances generated by solar wind Alfvén waves coupling to the dayside magnetosphere
Physics Department, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3, Canada
Robert G. Gillies
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
David R. Themens
Physics Department, University of New Brunswick,
Fredericton, NB, E3B 5A3, Canada
School of Engineering, University of Birmingham,
Birmingham, UK
James M. Weygand
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of
California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Evan G. Thomas
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover,
NH, USA
Shibaji Chakraborty
Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Short summary
The solar wind interaction with Earth’s magnetic field deposits energy into the upper portion of the atmosphere at high latitudes. The coupling process that modulates the ionospheric convection and intensity of ionospheric currents leads to formation of densely ionized patches convecting across the polar cap. The ionospheric currents launch traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) propagating equatorward. The polar cap patches and TIDs are then observed by networks of radars and GPS receivers.
The solar wind interaction with Earth’s magnetic field deposits energy into the upper portion...
