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Longitudinal Ionosphericeffects In The South Atlantic Sector During Solar Maximum, E. R. De Paula, J. R. Souza, Bela G. Fejer, G. J. Bailey, R. A. Heelis
Longitudinal Ionosphericeffects In The South Atlantic Sector During Solar Maximum, E. R. De Paula, J. R. Souza, Bela G. Fejer, G. J. Bailey, R. A. Heelis
Bela G. Fejer
[1] Large-scale horizontal gradients in ion density and vertical drift observed by the Atmospheric Explorer E satellite in the South Atlantic region (latitudes 10°S–20°S, longitudes 50°W–10°E) during the June solstice at solar maximum are presented and analyzed. These features occur during the nighttime period. The observations near 450-km altitude show vertically downward ion drift velocities exceeding 120 m s−1 and depleted regions where the ion density is around 2 × 104 cm−3. It is shown, using values modeled by the Sheffield University Plasmasphere Ionosphere Model (SUPIM) along the satellite trajectory, that the large ion density depletions appear as a result …
Polarization Jet Events And Excitation Of Weak Sar Arcs, S. Sazykin, Bela G. Fejer, Y. I. Galperin, S. A. Grigoriev, L. V. Zinin, M. Mendillo
Polarization Jet Events And Excitation Of Weak Sar Arcs, S. Sazykin, Bela G. Fejer, Y. I. Galperin, S. A. Grigoriev, L. V. Zinin, M. Mendillo
Bela G. Fejer
[1] Polarization Jet (PJ), also known as Sub-Auroral Ion Drift (SAID), events are supersonic westward plasma drifts on the equatorward edge of the diffuse aurora in the evening and nighttime sector. Their optical F-region signatures are weak 630.0 nm red arcs colocated with regions of fast convection. These weak arcs resemble Stable Auroral Red (SAR) arcs observed during the recovery phase of magnetic storms, but have lower intensities, shorter lifetimes, and occur without a significant heat flux from the magnetosphere. Previous model studies underestimated the brightness of weak SAR arcs. We present calculations showing that ion-neutral collisional heating and ion …
Climatology And Storm Time Dependence Ofnighttime Thermospheric Neutral Winds Over Millstone Hill, Bela G. Fejer, J. T. Emmert, D. P. Sipler
Climatology And Storm Time Dependence Ofnighttime Thermospheric Neutral Winds Over Millstone Hill, Bela G. Fejer, J. T. Emmert, D. P. Sipler
Bela G. Fejer
[1] We use 630.0 nm nightglow Fabry-Perot measurements over Millstone Hill from 1989–1999 to study the climatology and storm time dependence of the midlatitude thermospheric winds. Our quiet time wind patterns are consistent with results from earlier studies. We determine the perturbation winds by subtracting from each measurement the corresponding quiet time averages. The climatological zonal disturbance winds are largely independent of season and solar flux and show large early night westward and small late-night eastward winds similar to disturbance ion drifts. The meridional perturbation winds vary strongly with season and solar flux. When the solar flux is low, the …
Altitude Dependence Of Middleand Low-Latitude Thermospheric Disturbance Winds Measured By Windii, J. T. Emmert, Bela G. Fejer, G. G. Shepard, B. H. Solheim
Altitude Dependence Of Middleand Low-Latitude Thermospheric Disturbance Winds Measured By Windii, J. T. Emmert, Bela G. Fejer, G. G. Shepard, B. H. Solheim
Bela G. Fejer
[1] Thermospheric neutral winds exhibit strong altitudinal and latitudinal variation during geomagnetically quiet and active times. We use daytime middle and low-latitude neutral winds measured by the Wind Imaging Interferometer (WINDII) instrument on board the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) over the 90–275 km height range to study the altitude and season dependent climatology of disturbance winds (i.e., with quiet time patterns removed) in magnetic coordinates. The daytime perturbations winds are generally equatorward and westward and decrease toward the magnetic equator. Both the zonal and meridional components decrease sharply below 120 km and are essentially insignificant below 100 km. The …