Preliminary Results of the Three-Dimensional Plasma Drift Velocity at East Asian Low-Latitudes Observed by the Sanya Incoherent Scattering Radar (SYISR).
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| Title: | Preliminary Results of the Three-Dimensional Plasma Drift Velocity at East Asian Low-Latitudes Observed by the Sanya Incoherent Scattering Radar (SYISR). |
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| Authors: | Jin, Yuyan1,2,3,4 (AUTHOR) jinyy17@mail.iggcas.ac.cn, Zhao, Biqiang1,2,3,4 (AUTHOR) haohonglian@mail.iggcas.ac.cn, Hao, Honglian1,2,3,4 (AUTHOR) yuexinan@mail.iggcas.ac.cn, Yue, Xinan1,2,3,4 (AUTHOR) dingf@mail.iggcas.ac.cn, Ding, Feng1,2,3,4 (AUTHOR) nbq@mail.iggcas.ac.cn, Ning, Baiqi1,2,3 (AUTHOR) zlq@mail.iggcas.ac.cn, Zeng, Lingqi1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Li, Zishen5 (AUTHOR) lizishen@aircas.ac.cn |
| Source: | Remote Sensing. Jun2023, Vol. 15 Issue 11, p2842. 15p. |
| Subjects: | Incoherent scattering, Solar wind, Equatorial ionization anomaly, Ionospheric electron density, Atmospheric tides, Radar |
| Abstract: | As the first advanced modular phase array incoherent scatter radar (ISR) established in the Eastern Hemisphere at low latitudes, Sanya ISR (SYISR) can measure the line-of-sight (LOS) velocity of ion drift in multiple directions, potentially yielding the spatial distribution of ionospheric plasma drift. Three beam-scanning modes are designed for plasma drift detection: meridian, zonal and cross-shaped (both meridian and zonal) plane, which will provide the distribution of plasma drift in latitude/longitude as well as altitude. The altitude profile of plasma drift and the first presented distribution of low latitude plasma drift in the meridian plane for March to May 2021 are inversed through LOS velocity using cross-shaped and meridian beam-scanning modes, respectively. A statistical correlation coefficient between the v p n and crest-to-trough ratio (CTR) of equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) TEC and a case study of magnetic storm response in plasma drift show that the inversed plasma drift can be a good indicator in response to the changes in atmospheric tide and solar wind at different time scales and explain the corresponding ionospheric electron density variations at low and equatorial latitudes. This study proves that the SYISR-measured plasma drift is reliable and will play an important role in the atmosphere-ionosphere-magnetospheric coupling study in the East Asian region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | As the first advanced modular phase array incoherent scatter radar (ISR) established in the Eastern Hemisphere at low latitudes, Sanya ISR (SYISR) can measure the line-of-sight (LOS) velocity of ion drift in multiple directions, potentially yielding the spatial distribution of ionospheric plasma drift. Three beam-scanning modes are designed for plasma drift detection: meridian, zonal and cross-shaped (both meridian and zonal) plane, which will provide the distribution of plasma drift in latitude/longitude as well as altitude. The altitude profile of plasma drift and the first presented distribution of low latitude plasma drift in the meridian plane for March to May 2021 are inversed through LOS velocity using cross-shaped and meridian beam-scanning modes, respectively. A statistical correlation coefficient between the v p n and crest-to-trough ratio (CTR) of equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) TEC and a case study of magnetic storm response in plasma drift show that the inversed plasma drift can be a good indicator in response to the changes in atmospheric tide and solar wind at different time scales and explain the corresponding ionospheric electron density variations at low and equatorial latitudes. This study proves that the SYISR-measured plasma drift is reliable and will play an important role in the atmosphere-ionosphere-magnetospheric coupling study in the East Asian region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 20724292 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/rs15112842 |
