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Spatial characteristics of the dayside auroral ionosphere observed by Incoherent Scatter Radar
Ingeborg Frøystein
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Department of Physics and Technology, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Andres Spicher
Department of Physics and Technology, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Kjellmar Oksavik
Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Department of Arctic Geophysics, The University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway
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Short summary
The dayside auroral region is a highly dynamic region of the ionosphere that is influenced by the coupling between the solar wind, magnetosphere, and ionosphere. In this paper, we illustrate this dynamic nature and present a quantitative analysis of both altitudinal and latitudinal variation within the region. In addition, ionospheric parameters on closed field lines, along the open-closed field line boundary and in the polar cap are statistically compared.
The dayside auroral region is a highly dynamic region of the ionosphere that is influenced by...
