Theoretical study of new plasma structures in the low-latitude ionosphere during a major magnetic storm

Details Theoretical study of new plasma structures in the low-latitude ionosphere during a major magnetic storm Theoretical study of new plasma structures in the low-latitude ionosphere during a major magnetic storm

May 2009

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009jgra..11405303l&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 114, Issue A5, CiteID A05303

Physics

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Ionosphere: Ionospheric Storms (7949), Ionosphere: Ionospheric Disturbances, Ionosphere: Modeling And Forecasting, Ionosphere: Equatorial Ionosphere

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Theoretical model simulations for an intense magnetic storm show the creation of a low-latitude electron density arch aligned along the geomagnetic field created by strong uplift of the F2 layer that is driven by the penetration electric field. When the arch forms during the day, a new F2 layer is created at the original altitude by photoionization, and a density hole can be created between this new F2 layer and the arch. When the arch forms during the night, the F2 layer is not recreated and no hole forms. In a vertical profile of electron density, the daytime elevated ionospheric layer can appear distinctly from the recreated F2 layer, in which case the elevated layer is called the F3 layer. A latitude cut through the night-side arch shows the characteristics of an equatorial electron density trough, bounded to the north and south by enhanced densities associated with plasma that has diffused down along the geomagnetic field from the elevated layer. It is pointed out that the signature of the night-side arch has been seen in low Earth orbit spacecraft data, but has not been previously associated with an arch structure.

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