Ionospheric electric field variations during a geomagnetic storm simulated by a coupled magnetosphere ionosphere thermosphere (CMIT) model

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbin Wang ◽  
Jiuhou Lei ◽  
Alan G. Burns ◽  
Michael Wiltberger ◽  
Arthur D. Richmond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Geomagnetic Storm ◽  
Ionospheric Electric Field

Simultaneous measurements of the ionospheric electric field by probes and radar methods

1985 ◽  
Vol 47 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Grabowski ◽  
C. Hanuise ◽  
E. Nielsen ◽  
J.P. Villain ◽  
H. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Simultaneous Measurements ◽  
Ionospheric Electric Field

scholarly journals Comparison of large-scale Birkeland currents determined from Iridium and SuperDARN data

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 941-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Green ◽  
C. L. Waters ◽  
B. J. Anderson ◽  
H. Korth ◽  
R. J. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Radar Data ◽  
Space Environment ◽  
Near Earth Space ◽  
Radar Network ◽  
High Latitude Ionosphere ◽  
Ionospheric Electric Field ◽  
Birkeland Currents

Abstract. The Birkeland currents, J||, electrically couple the high latitude ionosphere with the near Earth space environment. Approximating the spatial distribution of the Birkeland currents may be achieved using the divergence of the ionospheric electric field, , assuming zero conductance gradients such that . In this paper, electric field data derived from the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) are used to calculate , which is compared with the Birkeland current distribution derived globally from the constellation of Iridium satellites poleward of 60° magnetic latitude. We find that the assumption of zero conductance gradients is often a poor approximation. On the dayside, in regions where the SuperDARN electric field is constrained by radar returns, the agreement in the locations of regions of upward and downward current between and J|| obtained from Iridium data is reasonable with differences of less than 3° in the latitudinal location of major current features. It is also shown that away from noon, currents arising from conductance gradients can be larger than the component. By combining the estimate in regions of radar coverage with in-situ estimates of conductance gradients from DMSP satellite particle data, the agreement with the Iridium derived J|| is considerably improved. However, using an empirical model of ionospheric conductance did not account for the conductance gradient current terms. In regions where radar data are sparse or non-existent and therefore constrained by the statistical potential model the approximation does not agree with J|| calculated from Iridium data.

A method of estimating horizontal vectors of ionospheric electric field deduced from HF Doppler data

Radio Science ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tsutsui ◽  
T. Ogawa ◽  
Y. Kamide ◽  
H. W. Kroehl ◽  
B. A. Hausman
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Doppler Data ◽  
Ionospheric Electric Field

Global distribution of persistence of total electron content anomaly

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang-Yi Sun ◽  
Chieh-Hong Chen ◽  
Jann-Yenq Liu ◽  
Tsung-Yu Wu
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Total Electron Content ◽  
Electron Content ◽  
Neutral Wind ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Atmospheric Gravity Wave ◽  
Total Electron ◽  
Ionospheric Plasma Density ◽  
Gps Products ◽  
Ionospheric Electric Field

<p>Solar activities can disturb the ionosphere globally and induce ionospheric weather phenomena that transit rapidly through a large area. By contrast, sometimes the ionospheric plasma density can remain high or low over a certain location for a few days, which are difficult to be attributed to solar activities. This study shows the location preference of the positive and negative total electron content (TEC) anomalies persisting continuously longer than 24 hours (cross the two terminators) at middle and low latitudes (within ±60ºN geomagnetic latitudes). The TEC is obtained from the global ionospheric map (GIM) of the Center for Orbit Determination in Europe (CODE) (ftp://cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/gps/products/ionex) under the geomagnetic quiet condition of Kp ≤ 3o during the period of 2005–2018. There are a few (less than 4%) TEC anomalies that can persist over 24 hours. The persistence of the positive TEC anomaly along the ring of fire on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The high persistence of the TEC anomalies at midlatitudes suggests that thermospheric neutral wind contributes to the anomaly formation. The temporal and spatial anomalies of the ionospheric electric field, atmospheric electric field (flash), atmospheric gravity wave, and neutral wind over the ring of fire should be further examined for explaining whether the persistence of the TEC anomalies associates with lithospheric activities.</p>

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