Abstract We studied the main morphology of the formation of summer ionospheric anomalies which includes the Weddell Sea Anomaly (WSA) and the Yakutsk Anomaly (YA) in terms of positive night-to-day foF2 differences. For this purpose, we have for the first time used topside sounding (Interkosmos-19 satellite) and ground-based (ionosonde) data as well as results from an empirical model (International Reference Ionosphere – IRI) and from a first-principles model (Global Self-consistent Model of the Thermosphere, Ionosphere and Protonosphere – GSM TIP). The main spatial morphological characteristics of the WSA and YA are similar which points to a common cause for their occurrence. Our preliminary GSM TIP model results showed that the foF2 values at nighttime are greater than at daytime due to: (1) the horizontal plasma transport due to electromagnetic drift; (2) the vertical component of plasma transport along the geomagnetic field lines via meridional neutral wind; (3) the distribution of the neutral composition of the thermosphere.
Spatial features of Weddell Sea and Yakutsk Anomalies in foF2 diurnal variations during high solar activity periods: Interkosmos-19 satellite and ground-based ionosonde observations, IRI reproduction and GSM TIP model simulation
Advances in Space Research ; 55 , 8 ; 2020-2032
2014-12-24
13 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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