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2020 |
The onset of substorms is associated with bursty enhancements of Alfv\ en wave power throughout the magnetotail. While impossible to assess the total Alfv\ en wave power in the entire magnetotail, we have instead monitored waves that are funneled into the auroral acceleration region, in order to assess the temporal evolution of Alfv\ en wave power above the nightside auroral zone in relation to substorm phases. The substorms were grouped by three conditions: nonstorm periods, storm periods, and all (unconditioned) periods. Using superposed epoch analysis, we found that the global magnetohydrodynamic Alfv\ en wave power increased significantly at onset for all three conditions, while a power decrease to pre-onset values occurred within 2 h. Specifically, the peak inflowing power during the expansion phase was 5.7 GW for unconditioned substorms, 5.6 GW for nonstorm-time substorms, and 7.8 GW for storm-time substorms. These results correspond to power increases with respect to pre-onset values of 138\%, 366\%, and 200\%, respectively. Additional analysis in relation to the aurora was performed for nonstorm-time substorms only. During the expansion phase, about 50\% of the Alfv\ en wave power over the entire nightside auroral zone is collocated with the auroral bulge region. Furthermore, the total inflowing Alfv\ en wave power over the entire nightside auroral zone is 17\% of the conjugate auroral power, while the inflowing power over the auroral bulge region is 32\% of the conjugate aurora. However, allowing for a finite absorption efficiency inside the auroral acceleration region, the likely average Alfv\ enic contributions to the aurora are approximately 10\% and 18\%,respectively. Keiling, Andreas; Thaller, Scott; Dombeck, John; Wygant, John; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: 03/2020 YEAR: 2020   DOI: 10.1029/2019JA027444 Alfven wave; Alfvenic electron; AURORA; auroral acceleration; magnetotail; Substorm |
2014 |
Presented is an analysis of the occurrence of postsunset Equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs) detected using a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver at Vanimo. The three year data set shows that the EPB occurrence maximizes (minimizes) during the equinoxes (solstices), in good agreement with previous findings. The Vanimo ionosonde station is used with the GPS receiver in an analysis of the day-to-day EPB occurrence variability during the 2000 equinox period. A superposed epoch analysis (SEA) reveals that the altitude, and the change in altitude, of the F layer height is \~1 standard deviation (1σ) larger on the days for which EPBs were detected, compared to non-EPB days. These results are then compared to results from the Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIEGCM), which show strong similarities with the observations. The TIEGCM is used to calculate the flux-tube integrated Rayleigh-Taylor (R-T) instability linear growth rate. A SEA reveals that the modeled R-T growth rate is 1σ higher on average for EPB days compared to non-EPB days, and that the upward plasma drift is the most dominant contributor. It is further demonstrated that the TIEGCM\textquoterights success in describing the observed daily EPB variability during the scintillation season resides in the variations caused by geomagnetic activity (as parameterized by Kp) rather than solar EUV flux (as parameterized by F10.7). Geomagnetic activity varies the modeled high-latitude plasma convection and the associated Joule heating that affects the low-latitude F region dynamo, and consequently the equatorial upward plasma drift. Carter, B.; Yizengaw, E.; Retterer, J.; Francis, M.; Terkildsen, M.; Marshall, R.; Norman, R.; Zhang, K.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: 04/2014 YEAR: 2014   DOI: 10.1002/jgra.v119.410.1002/2013JA019570 |
A new solid-state sodium lidar installed at Ramfjordmoen, Troms\o (69.6\textdegreeN, 19.2\textdegreeE), started observations of neutral temperature together with sodium density in the mesosphere-lower thermosphere (MLT) region on 1 October 2010. The new lidar provided temperature data with a time resolution of 10 min and with good quality between \~80 and \~105 km from October 2010 to March 2011. This paper aims at introducing the new lidar with its observational results obtained over the first 6 months of observations. We succeeded in obtaining neutral temperature and sodium density data of \~255.5 h in total. In order to evaluate our observations, we compared (1) the sodium density with that published in the literature, (2) average temperature and column sodium density data with those obtained with Arctic Lidar Observatory for Middle Atmosphere Research Weber sodium lidar, and (3) the neutral temperature data with those obtained by Sounding of the Atmosphere with Broadband Emission Radiometry/Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics satellite. For the night of 5 October 2010, we succeeded in conducting simultaneous observations of the new lidar and the European Incoherent Scatter UHF radar with the tristatic Common Program 1 (CP-1) mode. Comparisons of neutral and ion temperatures showed a good agreement at 104 km between 0050 and 0230 UT on 6 October 2010 when the electric field strength was smaller, while significant deviations (up to \~25 K) are found at 107 km. We evaluated contributions of Joule heating and electron-ion heat exchange, but derived values seem to be underestimated. Nozawa, S.; Kawahara, T.; Saito, N.; Hall, C.; Tsuda, T.; Kawabata, T.; Wada, S.; Brekke, A.; Takahashi, T.; Fujiwara, H.; Ogawa, Y.; Fujii, R.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: 01/2014 YEAR: 2014   DOI: 10.1002/2013JA019520 |
2012 |
Bright polar mesospheric clouds formed by main engine exhaust from the space shuttle's final launch Stevens, Michael; Lossow, Stefan; Fiedler, Jens; Baumgarten, Gerd; übken, Franz-Josef; Hallgren, Kristofer; Hartogh, Paul; Randall, Cora; Lumpe, Jerry; Bailey, Scott; Niciejewski, R.; Meier, R.; Plane, John; Kochenash, Andrew; Murtagh, Donal; Englert, Christoph; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Published on: Apr-10-2013 YEAR: 2012   DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017638 |
2011 |
Niciejewski, R.; Skinner, W.; Cooper, M.; Marshall, A.; Meier, R.; Stevens, M.; Ortland, D.; Wu, Q.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research Published on: Jan-01-2011 YEAR: 2011   DOI: 10.1029/2010JA016277 |
2010 |
Niciejewski, R; Meier, RR; Stevens, MH; Skinner, WR; Cooper, M; Marshall, A; Ortland, DA; Wu, Q; Published by: Published on: |
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