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Low-latitude plasma blobs above Africa: Exploiting GOLD and multi-satellite in situ measurements Low-latitude plasma blobs are localized density enhancements of electron density that are occasionally observed in the night-time tropical ionosphere. Two-dimensional (2D) imaging of this phenomenon has been rare and frequently restricted to Central/South America, which is densely covered with ground-based airglow imagers and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. In Africa, on the contrary, no 2D image of a blob has been reported. Here we present two low-latitude blob events above Africa, one in the Northern summer and the other in winter, in the 2-dimensional Far-UltraViolet (FUV) images from the Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission. Additionally, multiple satellites (four spacecraft per event) on the Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) encountered the blob events, some within the GOLD images and some outside. The LEO data support the robustness of GOLD observations and bridge time gaps between the consecutive images. Properties of the two blob events above Africa generally support the conclusions in a previous case study for Central/South America. Plasma therein exhibited higher O+ fraction and faster ion flow toward outer L-shells than the ambient. The blobs were conjugate to locally intensified Equatorial Ionization Anomaly crests without conspicuous equatorward-westward propagation. Our results demonstrate the usefulness of GOLD and multiple LEO satellites in monitoring the ionosphere above Africa, which is a fascinating laboratory of low-latitude electrodynamics but still waiting for more observatories to be deployed. Park, Jaeheung; Min, Kyoung; Eastes, Richard; Chao, Chi; Kim, Hee-Eun; Lee, Junchan; Sohn, Jongdae; Ryu, Kwangsun; Seo, Hoonkyu; Yoo, Ji-Hyeon; Lee, Seunguk; Woo, Changho; Kim, Eo-Jin; Published by: Advances in Space Research Published on: may YEAR: 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2022.05.021 |
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Low-latitude plasma blobs above Africa: Exploiting GOLD and multi-satellite in situ measurements Low-latitude plasma blobs are localized density enhancements of electron density that are occasionally observed in the night-time tropical ionosphere. Two-dimensional (2D) imaging of this phenomenon has been rare and frequently restricted to Central/South America, which is densely covered with ground-based airglow imagers and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. In Africa, on the contrary, no 2D image of a blob has been reported. Here we present two low-latitude blob events above Africa, one in the Northern summer and the other in winter, in the 2-dimensional Far-UltraViolet (FUV) images from the Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission. Additionally, multiple satellites (four spacecraft per event) on the Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) encountered the blob events, some within the GOLD images and some outside. The LEO data support the robustness of GOLD observations and bridge time gaps between the consecutive images. Properties of the two blob events above Africa generally support the conclusions in a previous case study for Central/South America. Plasma therein exhibited higher O+ fraction and faster ion flow toward outer L-shells than the ambient. The blobs were conjugate to locally intensified Equatorial Ionization Anomaly crests without conspicuous equatorward-westward propagation. Our results demonstrate the usefulness of GOLD and multiple LEO satellites in monitoring the ionosphere above Africa, which is a fascinating laboratory of low-latitude electrodynamics but still waiting for more observatories to be deployed. Park, Jaeheung; Min, Kyoung; Eastes, Richard; Chao, Chi; Kim, Hee-Eun; Lee, Junchan; Sohn, Jongdae; Ryu, Kwangsun; Seo, Hoonkyu; Yoo, Ji-Hyeon; Lee, Seunguk; Woo, Changho; Kim, Eo-Jin; Published by: Advances in Space Research Published on: may YEAR: 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2022.05.021 |
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Disappearance of the Polar Cap Ionosphere During Geomagnetic Storm on 11 May 2019 Multi-instrument data from Jang Bogo Station (JBS) in Antarctica were utilized to study ionospheric responses to the 11 May 2019 moderate geomagnetic storm. These include Vertical Incident Pulsed Ionospheric Radar (VIPIR)/Dynasonde, Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI), GPS vertical total electron content (vTEC), and magnetometer. The VIPIR/Dynasonde observed long-lasting (\textgreater11 hr) severe depletion of the electron density in the F-region ionosphere over JBS. During the depletion interval, GPS TEC also correspondingly decreased, FPI neutral temperature was significantly enhanced, and the polar magnetic field variations showed positive and negative excursions in the Y (east) and Z (vertical) components, respectively. GK-2 A satellite, located ∼2.5 hr west of JBS, observed negative magnetic field perturbations in the azimuthal BD component at geosynchronous orbit during the depletion of ionospheric plasma. Such a BD perturbation at geosynchronous orbit is due to the field-aligned currents flowing out of the ionosphere. From these observations we suggest that transpolar ionospheric currents connected to the field-aligned currents flowing on a substorm wedge-shaped circuit act as a source of polar atmospheric heating during the moderate geomagnetic storm interval and that elevated heavy molecular gases (O2 and N2) by atmospheric heating contribute to the electron density depletion via increased recombination rate. Kwon, H.-J.; Kim, K.-H.; Jee, G.; Seon, J.; Lee, C.; Ham, Y.-B.; Hong, J.; Kim, E.; Bullett, T.; Auster, H.-U.; Magnes, W.; Kraft, S.; Published by: Space Weather Published on: YEAR: 2022 DOI: 10.1029/2022SW003054 |
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Kil, Hyosub; Chang, Hyeyeon; Lee, Woo; Paxton, Larry; Sun, Andrew; Lee, Jiyun; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
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Kil, Hyosub; Chang, Hyeyeon; Lee, Woo; Paxton, Larry; Sun, Andrew; Lee, Jiyun; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
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Hong, Junseok; Kil, Hyosub; Lee, Woo; Kwak, Young-Sil; Choi, Byung-Kyu; Paxton, Larry; Published by: Published on: |
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Ionospheric Disturbances in Low- and Midlatitudes During the Geomagnetic Storm on 26 August 2018 Plasma density depletions at midlatitudes during geomagnetic storms are often understood in terms of equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) due to their morphological similarity. However, our study reports the observations that reveal the generation of plasma depletions at midlatitudes by local sources. During the geomagnetic storm on 26 August 2018, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program and Swarm satellites detected plasma depletions at midlatitudes in the Asian sector in the absence of EPBs in the equatorial region. This observation and the total electron content (TEC) maps over Japan demonstrate that traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) are the sources of midlatitude plasma depletions in the Asian sector. Near the west coast of the United States, the development of a narrow TEC depletion band was identified from TEC maps. The TEC depletion band, which is elongated in the northwest–southeast direction, moves toward the west with a velocity of approximately 240 m/s. The TEC at the TEC depletion band is about 5 TEC units (1016 m−2) smaller than the ambient TEC. As this band is confined to the midlatitudes, this phenomenon is not associated with an EPB. The characteristics of the TEC depletion band are consistent with those of medium-scale TIDs. Observations in the Asian sector and the TEC depletion band over the United States demonstrate that plasma depletions can develop at midlatitudes by local sources. Therefore, the morphological similarity between midlatitude irregularities and EPBs or their coincident occurrence does not provide corroborating evidence of their connection. Chang, Hyeyeon; Kil, Hyosub; Sun, Andrew; Zhang, Shun-Rong; Lee, Jiyun; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: YEAR: 2022 DOI: 10.1029/2021JA029879 |
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Retrospect and prospect of ionospheric weather observed by FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC and FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC (F3/C) constellation of six micro-satellites was launched into the circular low-earth orbit at 800 km altitude with a 72-degree inclination angle on 15 April 2006 Liu, Tiger; Lin, Charles; Lin, Chi-Yen; Lee, I-Te; Sun, Yang-Yi; Chen, Shih-Ping; Chang, Fu-Yuan; Rajesh, Panthalingal; Hsu, Chih-Ting; Matsuo, Tomoko; , others; Published by: Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Published on: YEAR: 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s44195-022-00019-x |
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Transpolar Arcs During a Prolonged Radial Interplanetary Magnetic Field Interval Transpolar arcs (TPAs) are believed to predominantly occur under northward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) conditions with their hemispheric asymmetry controlled by the Sun-Earth (radial) component of the IMF. In this study, we present observations of TPAs that appear in both the northern and southern hemispheres even during a prolonged interval of radially oriented IMF. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F16 and the Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) satellites observed TPAs on the dawnside polar cap in both hemispheres (one TPA structure in the southern hemisphere and two in the northern hemisphere) during an interval of nearly earthward-oriented IMF on October 29, 2005. The southern hemisphere TPA and one of the northern hemisphere TPAs are associated with electron and ion precipitation and mostly sunward plasma flow (with shears) relative to their surroundings. Meanwhile, the other TPA in the northern hemisphere is associated with an electron-only precipitation and antisunward flow relative to its surroundings. Our observations indicate the following: (a) the TPA formation is not limited to northward IMF conditions; (b) the TPAs can be located on both closed field lines rooted in the polar cap of both hemispheres and open field lines connected to the northward field lines draped over one hemisphere of the magnetopause. We believe that the TPAs presented here are the result of both indirect and direct processes of solar wind energy transfer to the high-latitude ionosphere. Park, Jong-Sun; Shi, Quan; Nowada, Motoharu; Shue, Jih-Hong; Kim, Khan-Hyuk; Lee, Dong-Hun; Zong, Qiu-Gang; Degeling, Alexander; Tian, An; Pitkänen, Timo; Zhang, Yongliang; Rae, Jonathan; Hairston, Marc; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: YEAR: 2021 DOI: 10.1029/2021JA029197 radial IMF; solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling; transpolar arc |
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Lee, Woo; Kil, Hyosub; Paxton, Larry; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
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Origin and distribution of daytime electron density irregularities in the low-latitude F region Kil, Hyosub; Lee, Woo; Paxton, Larry; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
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The Origin of Bubble-like Structures in Midlatitudes during Geomagnetic Storms Kil, Hyosub; Paxton, Larry; Lee, Woo; Published by: Published on: |
| 2019 |
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Aeronomy: General Contributions I Posters Nikoukar, Romina; Lee, Christina; MacDonald, Elizabeth; Published by: Published on: |
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The total electron content (TEC) data from Global Ionosphere Maps are used to obtain the tidal modes through two-dimensional Fourier transform in both universal time and LT (local time) frames. In the LT frame, a north-south TEC asymmetry is observed along the longitude, where there is a large displacement of the geomagnetic equator from the geographic equator. The phases of tidal modes lead to a constructive or destructive interference of contributing tidal modes, producing different zonal waves and longitudinal peaked structures at different local time Tsai, TC; Jhuang, HK; Lee, LC; Ho, YY; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: YEAR: 2019 DOI: 10.1029/2019JA026899 |
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Park, Jong-Sun; Shi, Quanqi; Nowada, Motoharu; Shue, Jih-Hong; Kim, Khan-Hyuk; Lee, Dong-Hun; Zong, Qiugang; Degeling, Alexander; Tian, Anmin; Pitkänen, Timo; , others; Published by: Published on: |
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Daytime evolution of equatorial plasma bubbles observed by the first Republic of China satellite Kil, Hyosub; Paxton, Larry; Lee, Woo; Jee, Geonhwa; Published by: Geophysical Research Letters Published on: |
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Tropical Ionization Trough in the Ionosphere Seen by Swarm-A Satellite A new type of ionization trough, the tropical ionization trough, is identified in the tropical F region from the Swarm-A satellite observations in December 2013 to January 2017. The trough is formed around midnight near 25\textdegree magnetic latitudes in the winter hemisphere during the solstices. The trough is pronounced around 330\textdegreeE longitude in the Southern Hemisphere (negative magnetic declination) during the June solstices and around 210\textdegreeE longitude in the Northern Hemisphere (positive magnetic declination) during the December solstices. Weak signatures of the trough also appear at those locations during the equinoxes. We interpret the formation of the trough in the winter hemisphere during the solstices by the convergence of meridional winds in the winter tropics. The longitudinal variation of the trough intensity is explained by the magnetic declination control of the zonal wind effect and the longitudinal variation of the meridional wind velocity. Lee, Woo; Kil, Hyosub; Paxton, Larry; Published by: Geophysical Research Letters Published on: 11/2018 YEAR: 2018 DOI: 10.1029/2018GL080286 |
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Kil, Hyosub; Lee, Woo; Paxton, Larry; Published by: 42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly Published on: |
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The morphology and driver of the tropical ionization trough Lee, Woo; Kil, Hyosub; Paxton, Larry; Published by: 42nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly Published on: |
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Tropical ionization trough in the ionosphere seen by Swarm-A satellite Lee, Woo; Kil, Hyosub; Paxton, Larry; Published by: Geophysical Research Letters Published on: |
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The non--storm time corrugated upper thermosphere: What is beyond MSIS? Observations in the recent decade have revealed many thermospheric density corrugations/perturbations under nonstorm conditions (Kp \< 2). They are generally not captured by empirical models like Mass Spectrometer Incoherent Scatter (MSIS) but are operationally important for long-term orbital evolution of Low Earth Orbiting satellites and theoretically for coupling processes in the atmosphere-ionosphere system. We review these density corrugations by classifying them into three types which are driven respectively by the lower atmosphere, ionosphere, and solar wind/magnetosphere. Model capabilities in capturing these features are discussed. A summary table of these corrugations is included to provide a quick guide on their magnitudes, occurring latitude, local time, and season. Liu, Huixin; Thayer, Jeff; Zhang, Yongliang; Lee, Woo; Published by: Space Weather Published on: 06/2017 YEAR: 2017 DOI: 10.1002/swe.v15.610.1002/2017SW001618 |
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The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of rapid assimilation-forecast cycling on the performance of ionospheric data assimilation during geomagnetic storm conditions. An ensemble Kalman filter software developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), called Data Assimilation Research Testbed, is applied to assimilate ground-based GPS total electron content (TEC) observations into a theoretical numerical model of the thermosphere and ionosphere (NCAR thermosphere-ionosphere-electrodynamics general circulation model) during the 26 September 2011 geomagnetic storm period. Effects of various assimilation-forecast cycle lengths: 60, 30, and 10 min on the ionospheric forecast are examined by using the global root-mean-squared observation-minus-forecast (OmF) TEC residuals. Substantial reduction in the global OmF for the 10 min assimilation-forecast cycling suggests that a rapid cycling ionospheric data assimilation system can greatly improve the quality of the model forecast during geomagnetic storm conditions. Furthermore, updating the thermospheric state variables in the coupled thermosphere-ionosphere forecast model in the assimilation step is an important factor in improving the trajectory of model forecasting. The shorter assimilation-forecast cycling (10 min in this paper) helps to restrain unrealistic model error growth during the forecast step due to the imbalance among model state variables resulting from an inadequate state update, which in turn leads to a greater forecast accuracy. Chen, C.; Lin, C.; Matsuo, T.; Chen, W.; Lee, I.; Liu, J; Lin, J.; Hsu, C.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: 05/2016 YEAR: 2016 DOI: 10.1002/2015JA021787 |
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Kil, Hyosub; Lee, Woo; Paxton, Larry; Hairston, Marc; Jee, Geonhwa; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
| 2015 |
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Morphology of the postsunset vortex in the equatorial ionospheric plasma drift Lee, Woo; Kil, Hyosub; Kwak, Young-Sil; Paxton, Larry; Published by: Geophysical Research Letters Published on: |
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Investigation of the Tidal Signatures in the Thermosphere Using the TIMED/GUVI Data Kil, Hyosub; Paxton, Larry; Zhang, Yongliang; Kwak, Young-Sil; Lee, Woo; Published by: Published on: |
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Schwadron, NA; Moebius, E; Fuselier, SA; McComas, DJ; Funsten, HO; Janzen, P; Reisenfeld, D; Kucharek, H; Lee, MA; Fairchild, K; , others; Published by: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Published on: |
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The role of the postsunset vortex in the creation of turbulence in the bottomside F region Lee, Woo; Kil, Hyosub; Kwak, Young-Sil; Paxton, Larry; Published by: Published on: |
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The zonal motion of equatorial plasma bubbles relative to the background ionosphere Kil, Hyosub; Lee, Woo; Kwak, Young-Sil; Zhang, Yongliang; Paxton, Larry; Milla, Marco; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
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The zonal motion of equatorial plasma bubbles relative to the background ionosphere Kil, Hyosub; Lee, Woo; Kwak, Young-Sil; Zhang, Yongliang; Paxton, Larry; Milla, Marco; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
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Equatorial broad plasma depletions associated with the enhanced fountain effect Lee, Woo; Kil, Hyosub; Kwak, Young-Sil; Paxton, Larry; Zhang, Yongliang; Galkin, Ivan; Batista, Inez; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
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The effect of the 135.6 nm emission originated from the ionosphere on the TIMED/GUVI O/N 2 ratio The column number density ratio of atomic oxygen to molecular nitrogen (O/N2\ ratio) provided by the Global Ultraviolet Imager (GUVI) onboard the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) satellite has been used as a diagnostic of the thermospheric neutral composition. However, a recent study claimed that the GUVI O/N2\ ratio is not a pure thermospheric parameter in low latitudes during periods of low geomagnetic activity. This study quantifies the O/N2\ ratio contamination by the ionosphere using the GUVI observations and model ionosphere acquired from 31 August to 2 September 2002. During this period, the local time of the GUVI observation was near 1500 and the average\ Kp\ index was 2\textdegree. The 135.6 nm emission originated from the ionosphere is estimated using the electron density profiles provided by the Utah State University-Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements model. Our results show that the 135.6 nm emission originated from the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) contributes 5 ~ 10\% to the total 135.6 nm intensity and O/N2\ ratio. The EIA feature and longitudinal wave patterns in the GUVI 135.6 nm intensity maps are identified above an altitude of 300 km and show a good agreement with those in the\ F\ region plasma density. However, the EIA feature and longitudinal wave patterns do not appear in the GUVI 135.6 nm intensity maps below an altitude of 300 km and in the GUVI N2\ Lyman-Birge-Hopfield band intensity maps in any altitude. These observations indicate that the longitudinal wave patterns in the GUVI O/N2\ ratio represent the ionospheric phenomenon. Kil, H.; Lee, W.; Shim, J.; Paxton, L.J.; Zhang, Y.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: Jan-02-2013 YEAR: 2013 DOI: 10.1029/2012JA018112 |
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[1]\ We examine the consequence of enhanced atomic oxygen (OI) 135.6 nm emissions due to the recombination of O+ with electrons on the column number density ratio of atomic oxygen to molecular nitrogen (O/N2 ratio) provided by Global Ultraviolet Imager (GUVI) on board the Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics satellite. GUVI O/N2 ratio is derived from the measurements of OI 135.6 nm and N2 Lyman-Birge-Hopfield airglow emissions. The OI 135.6 nm emission arises from two sources: photoelectron impact excitation of neutral atomic oxygen and the radiative recombination of O+ with electrons. We estimate the O/N2 ratio disturbance associated with the O+ density enhancement during geomagnetic storms through the case study of the storms on 20 November 2003 and 8 November 2004. The OI 135.6 nm emission enhancement originating from the ionosphere is derived using the Utah State University Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements model ionosphere. Our results show that the O/N2 ratio increase from the equator to middle latitudes during the storm periods is primarily associated with thermospheric neutral composition disturbances. However, the contribution of the OI 135.6 nm emission originating from the ionosphere to the storm time O/N2 ratio increase is substantial in the northern low-middle latitude regions where severe plasma density enhancements occur during the main phase of the storms. Therefore, the ionospheric contribution should be considered for an accurate assessment of the storm time O/N2 ratio increase at low-middle latitudes during these large storm events. Lee, Woo; Kil, Hyosub; Paxton, Larry; Zhang, Yongliang; Shim, Ja; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: 12/2013 YEAR: 2013 DOI: 10.1002/2013JA019132 |
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Formation of broad plasma depletions (BPDs) at night in the equatorial F region is understood in association with plasma bubbles. However, we report BPDs that do not show a connection with bubbles. The characteristics of BPDs are investigated using the observations of the Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) satellite on 31 December 2008, 28 July 2010, and 1 February 2011. On those days, BPDs are detected in the longitude regions where C/NOFS did not detect bubbles prior to the detection of BPDs. The coincident C/NOFS and radar observations over Jicamarca in Peru show the occurrence of BPDs at the time when backscatter echoes are absent and at the height below backscatter echoes. These observations indicate that bubbles are not a prerequisite for those BPDs. The detections of those BPDs can be explained by the uplift of the equatorial F region peak height above the satellite orbit. Published by: Geophysical Research Letters Published on: 07/2014 YEAR: 2013 DOI: 10.1002/grl.50693 |
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The Study of the origin of broad plasma depletions in the equatorial F region Oh, S; Lee, W; Kil, H; Kwak, Y; Paxton, L; Zhang, Y; Published by: Published on: |
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Drivers of the hemispheric asymmetry in the low-latitude electron density distribution Kil, H; Kwak, Y; Lee, W; Paxton, L; Zhang, Y; Published by: Published on: |
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Behaviors of the ionospheric and thermospheric disturbances during geomagnetic storms Kil, H; Lee, W; Zhang, Y; Paxton, LJ; Published by: Published on: |
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The effect of the 135.6 nm emission originated from the ionosphere on the TIMED/GUVI O/N2 ratio Kil, H; Lee, WK; Shim, J; Paxton, LJ; Zhang, Y; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
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Lee, Woo; Kil, Hyosub; Paxton, Larry; Zhang, Yongliang; Shim, Ja; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
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Day-to-day variability of equatorial anomaly in GPS-TEC during low solar activity period Aggarwal, Malini; Joshi, H.P.; Iyer, K.N.; Kwak, Y.-S.; Lee, J.J.; Chandra, H.; Cho, K.S.; Published by: Advances in Space Research Published on: Jan-06-2012 YEAR: 2012 DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2012.03.005 |
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Dayside and nightside segments of a polar arc: The particle characteristics Park, J.; Min, K.; Parks, G.; Zhang, Y.; Lee, J.-J.; Baker, J.; Kim, H.; Hwang, J.; Yumoto, K.; Uozumi, T.; Lee, C.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research Published on: Jan-01-2012 YEAR: 2012 DOI: 10.1029/2011JA017323 |
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Dayside and nightside segments of a polar arc: The particle characteristics Park, J.; Min, K.; Parks, G.; Zhang, Y.; Lee, J.-J.; Baker, J.; Kim, H.; Hwang, J.; Yumoto, K.; Uozumi, T.; Lee, C.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research Published on: Jan-01-2012 YEAR: 2012 DOI: 10.1029/2011JA017323 |
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Ionospheric plasma caves under the equatorial ionization anomaly This paper reports the existence of plasma caves, minima in the electron density located at 5\textendash10\textdegree to the magnetic equator, in the bottomside ionosphere based on electron densities simulations from the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI-2007) and clear evidences given by plasma density and drift measurements of the Dynamic Explorer 2 (DE 2) satellite during 1981\textendash1983. The IRI simulations suggest plasma caves as daytime features (08:00\textendash19:00 LT; length of 18,158 km in the longitudinal direction), that range from theE region up to about 300 km altitude with 10\textdegree (or 1100 km) width in the latitudinal direction. In situ measurements of the ion and electron densities probed by the DE 2 confirm the existence of the plasma caves at low altitudes of the EIA ionosphere. The unexpected downward and upward (or weakly and strongly upward) ion drifts at the magnetic equator and the two off equators seem to play an important role responsible for the plasma cave formation. Lee, I.; Liu, J; Lin, C.; Oyama, K.-I.; Chen, C; Chen, C.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research Published on: 11/2012 YEAR: 2012 DOI: 10.1029/2012JA017868 Dynamic Explorer 2; Equatorial ionization anomaly; plasma cave |
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This paper presents our effort to assimilate FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC (F3/C) GPS Occultation Experiment (GOX) observations into the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIE-GCM) by means of ensemble Kalman filtering (EnKF). The F3/C electron density profiles (EDPs) uniformly distributed around the globe which provide an excellent opportunity to monitor the ionospheric electron density structure. The NCAR TIE-GCM simulates the Earth\textquoterights thermosphere and ionosphere by using self-consistent solutions for the coupled nonlinear equations of hydrodynamics, neutral and ion chemistry, and electrodynamics. The F3/C EDP are combined with the TIE-GCM simulations by EnKF algorithms implemented in the NCAR Data Assimilation Research Testbed (DART) open-source community facility to compute the expected value of electron density, which is \textquoteleftthe best\textquoteright estimate of the current ionospheric state. Assimilation analyses obtained with real F3/C electron density profiles are compared with independent ground-based observations as well as the F3/C profiles themselves. The comparison shows the improvement of the primary ionospheric parameters, such as NmF2 and hmF2. Nevertheless, some unrealistic signatures appearing in the results and high rejection rates of observations due to the applied outlier threshold and quality control are found in the assimilation experiments. This paper further discusses the limitations of the model and the impact of ensemble member creation approaches on the assimilation results, and proposes possible methods to avoid these problems for future work. Lee, I.; Matsuo, T.; Richmond, A.; Liu, J; Wang, W.; Lin, C.; Anderson, J.; Chen, M.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research Published on: 10/2012 YEAR: 2012 DOI: 10.1029/2012JA017700 data assimilation; ensemble Kalman filter; FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC; Ionosphere |
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A steep plasma density gradient has been observed in the middle-latitude F region during large geomagnetic storms. This phenomenon can be understood as a special form of the middle-latitude ionization trough (hereafter trough), but its causal linkage has not yet been clarified. We investigate the association of the steep density gradient and the trough by comparing their morphologies and occurrence locations using the satellite and ground observation data during the 11\textendash12 April 2001 storm. Steep density gradients are detected in the dusk sector at the equatorward edges of the aurora by the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F13 spacecraft. The locations of the steep density gradients coincide with the locations of the ionospheric footprints of the plasmapause identified by the Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration satellite. These observations demonstrate that the steep density gradient is created at the typical location of the trough. However, the steep density gradient is not produced by the formation of an intense trough during the storm. The temporal evolution of the total electron content maps shows that the steep density gradient observed at dusk by DMSP is associated with the plasma density enhancement in the dayside and its corotation into the dusk sector. The severe plasma density enhancement in middle latitudes, in combination with the trough and presumably the plasma depletion in high latitudes by the neutral composition change, produces the steep density gradient in the subauroral region during the storm. Park, S.; Kim, K.-H.; Kil, H.; Jee, G.; Lee, D.-H.; Goldstein, J.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research Published on: 05/2012 YEAR: 2012 DOI: 10.1029/2011JA017349 |
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The Source of Tidal Signatures in the TIMED/GUVI O/N2 Ratio Kil, H; Lee, W; Shim, J; Paxton, LJ; Zhang, Y; Published by: Published on: |
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Persistent longitudinal features in the low-latitude ionosphere Kil, H; Lee, WK; Kwak, Y-S; Oh, S-J; Paxton, LJ; Zhang, Y; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Published on: |
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FUV spectrum in the polar region during slightly disturbed geomagnetic conditions Lee, C.; Min, K.; Lee, J.-J.; Hwang, J.; Park, J.; Edelstein, J.; Han, W.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research Published on: Jan-01-2011 YEAR: 2011 DOI: 10.1029/2011JA016898 |
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FUV spectrum in the polar region during slightly disturbed geomagnetic conditions Lee, C.; Min, K.; Lee, J.-J.; Hwang, J.; Park, J.; Edelstein, J.; Han, W.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research Published on: Jan-01-2011 YEAR: 2011 DOI: 10.1029/2011JA016898 |
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Liu, J; Lin, C; Lin, C.; Tsai, H.; Solomon, S.; Sun, Y; Lee, I.; Schreiner, W.; Kuo, Y.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research Published on: Jan-01-2010 YEAR: 2010 DOI: 10.1029/2009JA015079 |
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Is DE2 the source of the ionospheric wave number 3 longitudinal structure? Kil, H.; Paxton, L.; Lee, W.; Ren, Z.; Oh, S.-J.; Kwak, Y.-S.; Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research Published on: Jan-01-2010 YEAR: 2010 DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015979 |
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