Low- and middle-latitude ionospheric dynamics associated with magnetic storms

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 181, Issue , 2008, Pages 51-61

  Heelis, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 85038886220     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/181GM06     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (39)

1. Anderson, P. C. (2004), Subauroral electric fields and magnetospheric convection during the April 2002 geomagnetic storms, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L11801, doi:10.1029/2004GL019588.
2. Balan, N., and G. J. Bailey (1995), Equatorial plasma fountain and its effects: Possibility of an additional layer, J. Geophys. Res., 100(A11), 21,421–21,432.
3. Balan, N., G. J. Bailey, M. A. Abdu, K. I. Oyama, P. G. Richards, J. MacDougall, and I. S. Batista (1997), Equatorial plasma fountain and its effects over three locations: Evidence for an additional layer, the F3 layer, J. Geophys. Res., 102(A2), 2047–2056.
4. Basu, S., Su. Basu, K. M. Groves, E. MacKenzie, M. J. Keskinen, and F. J. Rich (2005), Near-simultaneous plasma structuring in the midlatitude and equatorial ionosphere during magnetic superstorms, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L12S05, doi:10.1029/2004GL021678.
5. Basu, S., Su. Basu, F. J. Rich, K. M. Groves, E. MacKenzie, C. Coker, Y. Sahai, P. R. Fagundes, and F. Becker-Guedes (2007), Response of the equatorial ionosphere at dusk to penetration electric fields during intense magnetic storms, J. Geophys. Res., 112, A08308, doi:10.1029/2006JA012192.
6. Behnke, R., M. Kelley, C. Gonzalez, and M Larsen (1985), Dynamics of the Arecibo ionospheres—A case study approach, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 4448–4452.
7. Burns, A. G., W. Wang, T. L. Killeen, S. C. Solomon, and M. Wiltberger (2006), Vertical variations in the N2 mass mixing ratio during a thermospheric storm that have been simulated using a coupled magnetosphere–ionosphere–thermosphere model, J. Geophys. Res., 111, A11309, doi:10.1029/2006JA011746.
8. Coster, A. J., M. J. Colerico, J. C. Foster, W. Rideout, and F. Rich (2007), Longitude sector comparisons of storm enhanced density, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L18105, doi:10.1029/2007GL030682.
9. Eccles, V. J. (1998), Modeling investigation of the evening prereversal enhancement of the zonal electric field in the equatorial ionosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 103(A11), 26,709–26,720.
10. Fejer, B. G. (1993), F region plasma drifts over Arecibo: Solar cycle, seasonal, and magnetic activity effects, J. Geophys. Res., 98(A8), 13,645–13,652.
11. Fejer, B. G., and L. Scherliess (1997), Empirical models of storm time equatorial zonal electric fields, J. Geophys. Res., 102(A11), 24,047–24,056.
12. Fejer, B. G., D. T. Farley, C. A. Gonzales, R. F. Woodman, and C. Calderon (1981), F region east–west drifts at Jicamarca, J. Geophys. Res., 86(A1), 215–218.
13. Fejer, B. G., S. A. Gonzalez, E. R. dePaula, and R. F. Woodman (1991) Average vertical and zonal F region plasma drifts over Jicamarca, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 13,901–13,906.
14. Fejer, B. G., J. W. Jensen, T. Kikuchi, M. A. Abdu, and J. L. Chau (2007), Equatorial ionospheric electric fields during the November 2004 magnetic storm, J. Geophys. Res., 112, A10304, doi:10.1029/2007JA012376.
15. Fesen, C. G., A. D. Richmond, and R. G. Roble (1993), Theoretical effects of geomagnetic activity on thermospheric tides, J. Geophys. Res., 98(A9), 15,599–15,612.
16. Foster, J. C. (1993), Storm-time plasma transport at middle and high latitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 1675
17. Foster, J. C., and W. J. Burke (2002), SAPS: A new categorization for sub-auroral electric fields, Eos Trans. AGU, 83(36), 393.
18. Foster, J. C., A. J. Coster, P. J. Erickson, J. Goldstein, and F. J. Rich (2002), Ionospheric signatures of plasmaspheric tails, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(13), 1623, doi:10.1029/2002GL015067.
19. Foster, J. C., et al. (2005), Multiradar observations of the polar tongue of ionization, J. Geophys. Res., 110, A09S31, doi:10.1029/2004JA010928.
20. Foster, J. C., W. Rideout, B. Sandel, W. T. Forrester, and F. J. Rich (2007), On the relationship of SAPS to storm-enhanced density, J. Atmos. Sol. Terr. Phys., 69(3), 303, doi:10.101/j.jastsp.2006.07.021.
21. Hairston, M. R., and R. A. Heelis (1995), Response time of the polar ionospheric convection pattern to changes in the north–south direction of the IMF, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22(5), 631–634.
22. Hairston, M. R., K. A. Drake, and R. Skoug (2005), Saturation of the ionospheric polar cap potential during the October– November 2003 superstorms, J. Geophys. Res., 110, A09S26, doi:10.1029/2004JA010864.
23. Hanson, W. B., and R. J. Moffett, (1966) Ionization transport effects in the equatorial F region, J. Geophys. Res., 71, 5559–5572.
24. Hartman, W. A., and R. A. Heelis (2007), Longitudinal variations in the equatorial vertical drift in the topside ionosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 112, A03305, doi:10.1029/2006JA011773.
25. Heelis, R. A., and W. R. Coley (2007), Variations in the low- and middle-latitude topside ion concentration observed by DMSP during superstorm events, J. Geophys. Res., 112, A08310, doi:10.1029/2007JA012326.
26. Huang, C.-S., J. C. Foster, and M. C. Kelley (2005), Long-duration penetration of the interplanetary electric field to the low-latitude ionosphere during the main phase of magnetic storms, J. Geophys. Res., 110, A11309, doi:10.1029/2005JA011202.
27. Huba, J. D., G. Joyce, S. Sazykin, R. Wolf, and R. Spiro (2005), Simulation study of penetration electric field effects on the lowto mid-latitude ionosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L23101, doi:10.1029/2005GL024162.
28. Immel, T. J., G. Crowley, J. D. Craven, and R. G. Roble (2001), Dayside enhancements of thermospheric O/N-2 following magnetic storm onset, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 15,471–15,488.
29. Kelley, M. C., J. J. Makela, J. L. Chau, and M. J. Nicolls (2003) Penetration of the solar wind electric field into the magnetosphere/ ionosphere system, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(4), 1158, doi:10.1029/2002GL016321.
30. Kil, H., S.-J. Oh, M. C. Kelley, L. J. Paxton, S. L. England, E. Talaat, K.-W. Min, and S.-Y. Su (2007), Longitudinal structure of the vertical E × B drift and ion density seen from ROCSAT-1, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L14110, doi:10.1029/2007GL030018.
31. Lin, C. H., A. D. Richmond, R. A. Heelis, G. J. Bailey, G. Lu, J. Y. Liu, H. C. Yeh, and S.-Y. Su (2005), Theoretical study of the low- and midlatitude ionospheric electron density enhancement during the October 2003 superstorm: Relative importance of the neutral wind and the electric field, J. Geophys. Res., 110, A12312, doi:10.1029/2005JA011304.
32. Mannucci, A. J., B. T. Tsurutani, B. A. Iijima, A. Komjathy, A. Saito, W. D. Gonzalez, F. L. Guarnieri, J. U. Kozyra, and R. Skoug (2005), Dayside global ionospheric response to the major interplanetary events of October 29–30, 2003 “Halloween Storms,” Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L12S02, doi:10.1029/2004GL021467.
33. Maruyama, N., A. D. Richmond, T. J. Fuller-Rowell, M. V. Codrescu, S. Sazykin, F. R. Toffoletto, R. W. Spiro, and G. H. Millward (2005), Interaction between direct penetration and disturbance dynamo electric fields in the storm-time equatorial ionosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L17105, doi:10.1029/2005GL023763.
34. Roble, R. G., and E. C. Ridley (1994), A thermosphere– ionosphere–mesosphere–electrodynamics general circulation model (time-GCM): Equinox solar cycle minimum simulations (30–500 km), Geophys. Res. Lett., 21(6), 417–420.
35. Spiro, R. W., R. A. Wolf, and B. J. Fejer (1988) Penetrating of high-latitude-electric-field effects to low latitudes during SUNDIAL 1984, Ann. Geophys., 6, 39–49.
36. Sultan, P. J. (1996), Linear theory and modeling of the Rayleigh– Taylor instability leading to the occurrence of equatorial spread F, J. Geophys. Res., 101(A12), 26,875–26,891.
37. Toffoletto, F., S. Sazykin, R. W. Spiro, and R. A. Wolf (2003), Inner magnetospheric modeling with the Rice Convection Model, Space Sci. Rev. 107(1), 175–196.
38. Tsurutani, B., et al. (2004), Global dayside ionospheric uplift and enhancement associated with interplanetary electric fields, J. Geophys. Res., 109, A08302, doi:10.1029/2003JA010342.
39. Wolf, R. A. (1970), Effects of ionospheric conductivity on convective flow of plasma in the magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 75, 4677–4698.