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Title: Topside Plasma Flows in the Equatorial Ionosphere and Their Relationships to F‐Region Winds Near 250 km.
Authors: Heelis, R. A.1 (AUTHOR) heelis@utdallas.edu, Chen, Y.‐J.1 (AUTHOR), Depew, M. D.1 (AUTHOR), Harding, B. J.2 (AUTHOR), Immel, T. J.2 (AUTHOR), Wu, Y.‐J.2 (AUTHOR), Mende, S. B.2 (AUTHOR), Huba, J. D.3 (AUTHOR), Englert, C. R.4 (AUTHOR), Stephan, A. W.4 (AUTHOR), Kamaci, U.5 (AUTHOR), Kamalabadi, F.5 (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics. May2022, Vol. 127 Issue 5, p1-9. 9p.
Subject Terms: *Ionosphere, *Upper atmosphere, Plasma flow, Meridional winds, Wind measurement, Plasma turbulence, Solar cycle, Helioseismology
Abstract: Simultaneous measurements of F‐region neutral winds near 250 km and topside field‐aligned interhemispheric plasma flow near 600 km, made by the ionospheric connections satellite, allow the connection between these parameters to be observationally established for the first time. The largest variations in the topside plasma flows are seen as a function of season and are shown to depend on trans‐equatorial neutral winds near the F peak in a manner that is essentially the same during the daytime and the nighttime for the solar minimum conditions that prevail in 2020. This finding is consistent with established principles of a servo model of the ionosphere for which both production and loss rates in the topside are specified by the O/N2 ratio at the F‐peak height. The intermediate relationships, describing how the neutral wind influences the F‐peak height and how the O+ plasma pressure gradient across the equator influences the interhemispheric plasma flow are also investigated and found to be consistent with expectations. Plain Language Summary: Neutral winds in the upper atmosphere apply collisional forces to the charged particles that produce motions parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic field. Motions parallel to the magnetic field influence the distribution of charged particle pressure and thus change the plasma motion everywhere along the magnetic field. Simultaneous measurements of the neutral winds and the plasma motions at remote locations connected by the magnetic field allow the relationships between these quantities to be observationally established for the first time. These relationships show the direct relationships between the meridional winds near 250 km, the peak height of the ionospheric density and the field‐aligned interhemispheric plasma transport velocity at the apex of the magnetic field near 600 km. Key Points: Meridional winds near the F‐peak directly drive F‐peak height and topside field‐aligned interhemispheric plasma flowsMeridional wind across the magnetic equator at 250 km is linearly related to field‐aligned plasma flow across the magnetic equator at 600 kmIonospheric Connections satellite provides the first simultaneous observations of F‐region winds and topside field‐aligned interhemispheric plasma flows [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Simultaneous measurements of F‐region neutral winds near 250 km and topside field‐aligned interhemispheric plasma flow near 600 km, made by the ionospheric connections satellite, allow the connection between these parameters to be observationally established for the first time. The largest variations in the topside plasma flows are seen as a function of season and are shown to depend on trans‐equatorial neutral winds near the F peak in a manner that is essentially the same during the daytime and the nighttime for the solar minimum conditions that prevail in 2020. This finding is consistent with established principles of a servo model of the ionosphere for which both production and loss rates in the topside are specified by the O/N2 ratio at the F‐peak height. The intermediate relationships, describing how the neutral wind influences the F‐peak height and how the O+ plasma pressure gradient across the equator influences the interhemispheric plasma flow are also investigated and found to be consistent with expectations. Plain Language Summary: Neutral winds in the upper atmosphere apply collisional forces to the charged particles that produce motions parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic field. Motions parallel to the magnetic field influence the distribution of charged particle pressure and thus change the plasma motion everywhere along the magnetic field. Simultaneous measurements of the neutral winds and the plasma motions at remote locations connected by the magnetic field allow the relationships between these quantities to be observationally established for the first time. These relationships show the direct relationships between the meridional winds near 250 km, the peak height of the ionospheric density and the field‐aligned interhemispheric plasma transport velocity at the apex of the magnetic field near 600 km. Key Points: Meridional winds near the F‐peak directly drive F‐peak height and topside field‐aligned interhemispheric plasma flowsMeridional wind across the magnetic equator at 250 km is linearly related to field‐aligned plasma flow across the magnetic equator at 600 kmIonospheric Connections satellite provides the first simultaneous observations of F‐region winds and topside field‐aligned interhemispheric plasma flows [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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