論文

査読有り
2011年11月

On postmidnight low-latitude ionospheric irregularities during solar minimum: 1. Equatorial Atmosphere Radar and GPS-TEC observations in Indonesia

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
  • T. Yokoyama
  • ,
  • M. Yamamoto
  • ,
  • Y. Otsuka
  • ,
  • M. Nishioka
  • ,
  • T. Tsugawa
  • ,
  • S. Watanabe
  • ,
  • R. F. Pfaff

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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1029/2011JA016797
出版者・発行元
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION

Using the 47 MHz Equatorial Atmosphere Radar (EAR) in West Sumatra, Indonesia (10.36 degrees S dip latitude), it is shown that postmidnight irregularities during solar minimum are morphologically different from those detected during solar maximum and are quite similar to those observed with the middle and upper atmosphere (MU) radar in midlatitudes (29.3 degrees N dip latitude). Utilizing the rapid beam-steering capability of the EAR, the spatial structure of the postmidnight irregularities is clearly presented for the first time. It is found that they usually propagate westward and can be categorized into two types. One shows sharp upwelling plumes near local midnight, which should not be a mere passage of fossil plasma bubbles. The other has successive tilted structures which have the same orientation as medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances typically observed at midlatitudes. We suggest that the convergence of the equatorward thermospheric wind which is believed to be responsible for the midnight temperature maximum may be an important factor to produce a preferable condition for the upwelling plumes in the postmidnight sector. The displacement between geographic and magnetic equators may also be important for seasonal/longitudinal variation of the postmidnight irregularities.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JA016797
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000297420400001&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81855160822&partnerID=MN8TOARS
URL
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8392-6455
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1029/2011JA016797
  • ISSN : 2169-9380
  • eISSN : 2169-9402
  • ORCIDのPut Code : 49698465
  • SCOPUS ID : 81855160822
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000297420400001

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