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The Ionospheric Bubble Index deduced from magnetic field and plasma observations onboard Swarm
Author | Park, J.; Noja, M.; Stolle, C.; Lühr, H.; |
Keywords | Equatorial ionosphere; Plasma irregularity; topside ionosphere |
Abstract | In the post-sunset tropical ionospheric F-region plasma density often exhibits depletions, which are usually called equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs). In this paper we give an overview of the Swarm Level 2 Ionospheric Bubble Index (IBI), which is a standard scientific data of the Swarm mission. This product called L2-IBI is generated from magnetic field and plasma observations onboard Swarm, and gives information as to whether a Swarm magnetic field observation is affected by EPBs. We validate the performance of the L2-IBI product by using magnetic field and plasma measurements from the CHAMP satellite, which provided observations similar to those of the Swarm. The L2-IBI product is of interest not only for ionospheric studies, but also for geomagnetic field modeling; modelers can de-select magnetic data which are affected by EPBs or other unphysical artifacts. |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Journal | Earth, Planets and Space |
Volume | 65 |
Number of Pages | 1333-1344 |
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Date Published | 11/2014 |
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URL | http://www.terrapub.co.jp/journals/EPS/abstract/6511/65111333.html |
DOI | 10.5047/eps.2013.08.005 |