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Titel Low latitude ionospheric effects of major geomagnetic storms observed using TOPEX TEC data
VerfasserIn Y. O. Migoya-Orué, S. M. Radicella, P. Coïsson
Medientyp Artikel
Sprache Englisch
ISSN 0992-7689
Digitales Dokument URL
Erschienen In: Annales Geophysicae ; 27, no. 8 ; Nr. 27, no. 8 (2009-08-11), S.3133-3139
Datensatznummer 250016618
Publikation (Nr.) Volltext-Dokument vorhandencopernicus.org/angeo-27-3133-2009.pdf
 
Zusammenfassung
Low latitude ionospheric effects of two major geomagnetic storms are analysed using TOPEX TEC data for specific satellite passes. The storms are the one that started on 15 July 2000 and the one that started on 8 November 2004. The variation of vertical TEC as a function of latitude along the satellite passes during day-time mostly in the region of the Pacific Ocean have been analysed comparing the storm period with quiet conditions. It has to be noted that for obvious reasons the TEC behaviour over this region cannot be observed using ground-based instruments but TOPEX data give a reasonable overall view of the region covered by the Equatorial Anomaly, just as the storms were developing.

The performance of vertical TEC obtained from GPS derived TEC of global ionospheric maps (GIMs) are compared with the TOPEX data in order to determine their accuracy when storms of this type take place.

The results show that the Equatorial Anomaly TEC peaks move towards the poles by several degrees and increase their intensity with respect to the quiet conditions behaviour for both storms that occurred at different seasons and solar activity level. This behaviour is not well represented by the maps of the different GIMs used in this study. The rate of change obtained from TOPEX TEC were computed to look for vertical TEC spatial gradients variations.
 
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