Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994jgr....9923359r&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 99, no. A12, p. 23,359-23,365
Physics
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Atmospheric Models, Depletion, Earth Ionosphere, Electron Density (Concentration), Geomagnetism, Magnetic Storms, Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling, Nitrogen, Vibrational Spectra, Environment Models, Ionospheric Storms, Three Dimensional Models, Upper Atmosphere
Scientific paper
This paper presents a comparison of the measured and modeled ionospheric response to magnetic storms at Millstone Hill and Arecibo during March 16-23, 1990. Magnetic activity was low until midday Universal Time (UT) on day 18 when Kp reached 6, days 19 and 20 were quiet, but a large storm occurred around midnight UT on day 20 (Kp=7) ad it was a moderately disturbed (Kp=4) for the remainder of the study period. At Millstone Hill, the daytime peak density (Nm F2) showed only a modest 30% decrease in response to the first storm and recovered to prestorm values before the onset of the second storm. The model reproduces the daytime peak electron density well for this period. However, the severe storm on March 20 caused a factor of 4 deplection in electron density, while the model densities were not greatly affected. the inclusion of vibrationally excited nitrogen N2* in the model was unable to account for the observed large electron density depletions afterward March 20. The storm did not appear to affect the overall magnitude of the electron density at Arecibo very much, but did cause unusual wavelike structure in the peak density and peak height following the storm. The model reproduces the daytime Nm F2 very well for Arecibo, but after sunset the model densities decay too rapidly. This study indicates that successful modeling of severe ionospheric stroms will require better definition of the storm time inputs, especially of the neutral atmosphere.
Buonsanto Michael J.
Richards Paul G.
Sipler Dwight P.
Torr Douglas G.
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