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Equatorial ionosphere responses to two magnetic storms of moderate intensity from conjugate point observations in Brazil

Equatorial ionospheric responses during two magnetic storms of moderate intensity are investigated, for the first time, by conjugate point observations in Brazil. The study focuses on storm-induced changes in the evening prereversal vertical drift, thermospheric trans-equatorial winds, spread F/plasma bubble irregularity development, electron density/plasma frequency heights, the EIA strength, and zonal plasma drifts. It is based on data obtained from five Digisondes operated in Brazil, three of them being part of a conju ...

Abdu, M.; Batista, I.; Bertoni, F.; Reinisch, B.; Kherani, E.; Sobral, J.;

Published by: Journal of Geophysical Research      Published on: 05/2012

YEAR: 2012     DOI: 10.1029/2011JA017174

Equatorial ionosphere; Magnetic storms; plasma bubbles; plasma drifts; spread F; transequatorial winds

Gravity wave initiation of equatorial spread F/plasma bubble irregularities based on observational data from the SpreadFEx campaign

The data from ground based experiments conducted during the 2005 SpreadFEx campaign in Brazil are used, with the help of theoretical model calculations, to investigate the precursor conditions, and especially, the role of gravity waves, in the instability initiation leading to equatorial spread F development. Data from a digisonde and a 30 MHz coherent back-scatter radar operated at an equatorial site, Sao Luis (dip angle: 2.7\textdegree) and from a digisonde operated at another equatorial site (dip angle: -11.5\textdegre ...

Abdu, M.; Kherani, Alam; Batista, I.; de Paula, E.; Fritts, D.; Sobral, J.;

Published by: Annales Geophysicae      Published on: Jan-01-2009

YEAR: 2009     DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-2607-2009

Overview and summary of the Spread F Experiment (SpreadFEx)

We provide here an overview of, and a summary of results arising from, an extensive experimental campaign (the Spread F Experiment, or SpreadFEx) performed from September to November 2005, with primary measurements in Brazil. The motivation was to define the potential role of neutral atmosphere dynamics, specifically gravity wave motions propagating upward from the lower atmosphere, in seeding Rayleigh-Taylor instability (RTI) and plasma bubbles extending to higher altitudes. Campaign measurements focused on the Brazilian ...

Fritts, D.; Abdu, M.; Batista, B.; Batista, I.; Batista, P.; Buriti, R.; Clemesha, B.; Dautermann, T.; de Paula, E.; Fechine, B.; Fejer, B.; Gobbi, D.; Haase, J.; Kamalabadi, F.; Kherani, E.; Laughman, B.; Lima, P.; Liu, H.-L.; Medeiros, A.; Pautet, P.-D.; Riggin, D.; Rodrigues, F.; Sabbas, F.; Sobral, J.; Stamus, P.; Takahashi, H.; Taylor, M.; Vadas, S.; Vargas, F.; Wrasse, C.;

Published by: Annales Geophysicae      Published on: Jan-01-2009

YEAR: 2009     DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-2141-2009

Simultaneous observation of ionospheric plasma bubbles and mesospheric gravity waves during the SpreadFEx Campaign

Takahashi, H.; Taylor, M.; Pautet, P.-D.; Medeiros, A.; Gobbi, D.; Wrasse, C.; Fechine, J.; Abdu, M.; Batista, I.; Paula, E.; Sobral, J.; Arruda, D.; Vadas, S.; Sabbas, F.; Fritts, D.;

Published by: Annales Geophysicae      Published on: Jan-01-2009

YEAR: 2009     DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-1477-2009

The Spread F Experiment (SpreadFEx): Program overview and first results

Fritts, D.; Abdu, M.; Batista, B.; Batista, I.; Batista, P.; Buriti, R.; Clemesha, B.; Dautermann, T.; de Paula, E.; Fechine, B.; Fejer, B.; Gobbi, D.; Haase, J.; Kamalabadi, F.; Kherani, E.; Laughman, B.; Lima, J.; Liu, H.-L.; Medeiros, A.; Pautet, P.-D.; Riggin, D.; Rodrigues, F.; Sabbas, Sao; Sobral, J.; Stamus, P.; Takahasi, H.; Taylor, M.; Vadas, S.; Vargas, F.; Wrasse, C.;

Published by: Earth Planets Space      Published on:

YEAR: 2009     DOI:

Simultaneous observation of ionospheric plasma bubble and mesospheric gravity wave activities during CAWSES 2005 SpreadFEx Campaign

During the SpreadFEx campaign from September 22 to November 8, 2005, two airglow CCD imagers, located at near Brasilia (14.8S, 47.6W, Mag. 10S) and at Cariri (7.4S, 36.5W, Mag. 9S) were operated simultaneously and measured the equatorial ionospheric bubble structures and their time evolution by monitoring the OI 6300 emission. From the 10 nights of coincident data, we observed that on some nights the bubbles was formed at the west of Cariri, but not seen from the Brasilia site. This suggests that the bubble formation and dev ...

Takahashi*, H.; Pautet, P.-D.; Fechine, J.; Abdu, M.; Batista, I.; Paula, E.; Sobral, J.H.A.; Gobbi, D.; Arruda, D.; Batista, P.; Sabba, F.; Taylor, M.; Medeiros, A.; Buriti, R.; Wrasse, C.; Fritts, D.;

Published by:       Published on:

YEAR: 2007     DOI: 10.1190/sbgf2007-404