Statistical Properties of Broad Plasma Decreases

Details Statistical Properties of Broad Plasma Decreases Statistical Properties of Broad Plasma Decreases

Dec 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009agufmsa24a..02h&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #SA24A-02

Physics

[2415] Ionosphere / Equatorial Ionosphere, [2439] Ionosphere / Ionospheric Irregularities

Scientific paper

Soon after the launch of the C/NOFS mission in April 2008, repeated decreases in equatorial plasma density on the nightside were noted, particularly when the satellite was in the vicinity of the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA). The decreases appeared to be large, extending over tens of degrees in longitude along the satellite path. They were repeatedly observed from May - July. We confirmed that Broad Plasma Decreases (BPDs) were also detected at DMSP F16 during the same period when the satellite is near the SAA. Further we found that BPDs on DMSP were a regular feature of the nightside equatorial ionosphere during June solstices in solar minimum years. In 2009, the same phenomena recur both at C/NOFS and DMSP, with some slight variation. We report on the statistical properties of BPDs based on a database compiled from C/NOFS, DMSP, GRACE and CHAMP spacecraft.

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