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Space Weather Modeling Capabilities Assessment: Auroral Precipitation and High-Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics

As part of its International Capabilities Assessment effort, the Community Coordinated Modeling Center initiated several working teams, one of which is focused on the validation of models and methods for determining auroral electrodynamic parameters, including particle precipitation, conductivities, electric fields, neutral density and winds, currents, Joule heating, auroral boundaries, and ion outflow. Auroral electrodynamic properties are needed as input to space weather models, to test and validate the accuracy of physical models, and to provide needed information for space weather customers and researchers. The working team developed a process for validating auroral electrodynamic quantities that begins with the selection of a set of events, followed by construction of ground truth databases using all available data and assimilative data analysis techniques. Using optimized, predefined metrics, the ground truth data for selected events can be used to assess model performance and improvement over time. The availability of global observations and sophisticated data assimilation techniques provides the means to create accurate ground truth databases routinely and accurately.

Robinson, Robert; Zhang, Yongliang; Garcia-Sage, Katherine; Fang, Xiaohua; Verkhoglyadova, Olga; Ngwira, Chigomezyo; Bingham, Suzy; Kosar, Burcu; Zheng, Yihua; Kaeppler, Stephen; Liemohn, Michael; Weygand, James; Crowley, Geoffrey; Merkin, Viacheslav; McGranaghan, Ryan; Mannucci, Anthony;

Published by: Space Weather      Published on: 01/2019

YEAR: 2019     DOI: 10.1029/2018SW002127

Space weather modeling capabilities assessment: Auroral precipitation and high-latitude ionospheric electrodynamics

Robinson, Robert; Zhang, Yongliang; Garcia-Sage, Katherine; Fang, Xiaohua; Verkhoglyadova, Olga; Ngwira, Chigomezyo; Bingham, Suzy; Kosar, Burcu; Zheng, Yihua; Kaeppler, Stephen; , others;

Published by: Space Weather      Published on:

YEAR: 2019     DOI:

Correction of astigmatism and coma using analytic theory of aberrations in imaging spectrometer based on concentric off-axis dual reflector system

A specific imaging spectrometer based on a concentric off-axis dual reflector system is proposed, free of astigmatism and coma. The described imaging spectrometer consists of four spherical mirrors and a plane grating. The analytic theory of aberrations and the optical path-length concept are used to derive the astigmatism elimination and coma removal. It is shown that the astigmatism in these imaging spectrometers is eliminated by characterizing three angles, and the coma is corrected when unequal mirror radii are configured in collimating and condensing optics. The developed aberration principle is verified by comparing the performance of the astigmatism-eliminated spectrometer with the spectrometer which has neither astigmatism nor coma.

Chen, Ting; Tang, Yi; Zhang, Li; Chang, Yue; Zheng, Cheng;

Published by: Applied Optics      Published on: 01/2014

YEAR: 2014     DOI: 10.1364/AO.53.000565

Auroral hemispheric power during geomagnetic storms driven by different interplanetary disturbances

Although it has been a long time since the beginning of research on the auroral hemispheric power (HP), less has been done on the differences of HP among storms driven by different

Chen, Xi; FU, Sui-Yan; Zheng, Ling; YANG, Li-Ping; CUI, Yan-Bo;

Published by: Chinese Journal of Geophysics      Published on:

YEAR: 2014     DOI: 10.6038/cjg20141130

Solar cycle dependence of the seasonal variation of auroral hemispheric power

Although much has been done on the hemispheric asymmetry (or seasonal variations) of auroral hemispheric power (HP), the dependence of HP hemispheric asymmetry on solar cycle has not yet been studied. We have analyzed data during 1979\textendash2010 and investigated the dependence of HP hemispheric asymmetry/seasonal variation for the whole solar cycle. Here we show that (1) the hemispheric asymmetry of HP is positively correlated to the value of solar F10.7 with some time delay; (2) it is closely related to the coupling function between the solar wind and magnetosphere; and (3) the winter hemisphere receives more auroral power than the summer hemisphere for K _p\~0 to 6. The statistic results can be partly understood in the framework of the ionospheric conductivity feedback model. The similarity and differences between our results and previous results are discussed in the paper.

Zheng, Ling; Fu, SuiYan; Zong, QuiGang; Parks, George; Wang, Chi; Chen, Xi;

Published by: Chinese Science Bulletin      Published on: 02/2013

YEAR: 2013     DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5378-6

auroral power; coupling function; hemispheric asymmetry; precipitation; solar cycle

Retrieving ionospheric electron density profile from FUV spectral remote sensing measurements

WANG, Jing; Tang, Yi; ZHANG, Zhi-Ge; ZHENG, Xu-Li; Ni, Guo-qiang;

Published by: Chinese Journal of Geophysics      Published on:

YEAR: 2013     DOI:

A Quality Assessment Method for Retrieved O/N\_2 Images from FUV Remote Sensing

WANG, Jing; Tang, Yi; Peng, Sheng-feng; ZHENG, Xu-Li; Ni, Guo-qiang;

Published by: Infrared      Published on:

YEAR: 2013     DOI:

Research on Retrieving Thermospheric O/N2 from FUV Remote Sensing

Magnetic storms usually cause significant departures of thermospheric O and N₂\ from their normal values. To study the effects on thermospheric neutral species caused by magnetic storms, a method to retrieve thermospheric O/N₂\ based on the data obtained from global ultraviolet imager on board TIMED is presented. With the help of AURIC, the normalizations of observing angles and SZAs were preformed to the measurements and a relationship between 135.6/LBHs and O/N₂\ was established. Finally, applying the proposed method to retrieve O/N₂\ during a magnetic period(29, September\textemdash4, October, 2002), it was shown that magnetic storms could induce significant O/N₂\ depletion, extending from the polar regions towards the equator.

Peng, S.; Tang, Y.; Wang, J.; Zheng, X.;

Published by: Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis      Published on: 05/2012

YEAR: 2012     DOI: 10.3964/j.issn.1000-0593(2012)05-1296-05

AURIC; GUVI; Magnetic storm; O/N2

Auroral Precipitaion Models: A Potenial Future Topic for GGCM Metrics and Validation

Zheng, Yihua; Kuznetsova, Masha; Rastaetter, Lutz; Hesse, Michael;

Published by:       Published on:

YEAR: 2010     DOI:

Interplanetary shock induced ring current auroras

Zhang, Yongliang; Paxton, L.; Zheng, Yihua;

Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research      Published on: Jan-01-2008

YEAR: 2008     DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012554

The linkage between the ring current and the ionosphere system

The coupling between the ring current and the ionosphere is briefly reviewed and discussed. Given global energetic neutral atom (ENA) observations of the ring current, the three-dimensional current system driven by ring current plasma pressure (the region 2 system) is derived to illustrate where the ring current connects to the ionosphere. Special attention is given to how the ring current and ionospheric conductance set up the sub-auroral polarization streams (SAPS) through the closure of the region 2 current through the ionospheric trough region.

Brandt, PC; Zheng, Y; Sotirelis, TS; Oksavik, K; Rich, FJ;

Published by: Midlatitude ionospheric dynamics and disturbances, edited by: Kintner, PM, Coster, AJ, Fuller-Rowell, T., Mannucci, A. J., Mendillo, M., and Heelis, R., Geophys. Monog. Series      Published on:

YEAR: 2008     DOI:

Prelude to THEMIS tail conjunction study

Lui, ATY; Zheng, Y; Zhang, Y; , Angelopoulos; Parks, GK; Mozer, FS; Reme, H; Kistler, LM; Dunlop, MW; Gustafsson, Georg; , others;

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YEAR: 2007     DOI:

Cluster observation of plasma flow reversal in the magnetotail during a substorm

Lui, ATY; Zheng, Y; Zhang, Y; Livi, S; Reme, H; Dunlop, MW; Gustafsson, Georg; Mende, SB; Mouikis, C; Kistler, LM;

Published by:       Published on:

YEAR: 2006     DOI: