Ionospheric F‐Layer Scintillation Variabilities Over the American Sector During Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events
Abstract The present study investigates the ionospheric F‐layer scintillation responses in the American sector (90°W–0°, ±50° dip latitude) during the Northern Hemisphere winter sudden stratospheric warming events of 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, and 2012–2013. The scintillation data used in this...
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| description | Abstract The present study investigates the ionospheric F‐layer scintillation responses in the American sector (90°W–0°, ±50° dip latitude) during the Northern Hemisphere winter sudden stratospheric warming events of 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, and 2012–2013. The scintillation data used in this work are obtained from the radio occultation observations of the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) mission. The important results of this study are described as follows: the occurrence altitude and rate of ionospheric F‐layer scintillation over the American sector decrease by an average of 13.48 km and 17%, respectively, during the sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) periods compared with the pre‐SSW periods. We find that ionospheric F‐layer scintillation over the American sector shows similar inhibitory responses to each SSW event, although these SSW events have diversities in some aspects, such as SSW types and solar and geomagnetic activities. To our knowledge, this study is the first to discover that an SSW event under low solar activity, including a minor warming event, can obviously affect the generation of ionospheric irregularities. Additionally, the types of SSW events may influence the decrease in altitude but not the occurrence rate. The decreased plasma vertical drift during prereversal enhancement, together with the changed meridional wind, are the possible mechanisms for the above results. In addition, we find that the enhanced planetary wave and lunar semidiurnal tide activities may be responsible for the decreases in the occurrence rate of ionospheric F‐layer scintillation before the peak warming of the 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 SSW events. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b550ec2618214ec4b1fe4d46e0d8dcbb2025-01-14T16:30:28ZengWileySpace Weather1542-73902021-08-01198n/an/a10.1029/2020SW002703Ionospheric F‐Layer Scintillation Variabilities Over the American Sector During Sudden Stratospheric Warming EventsHailun Ye0Xianghui Xue1Tao Yu2Yang‐Yi Sun3Wen Yi4Chi Long5Weifan Zhang6Xiankang Dou7Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment University of Science and Technology of China Hefei ChinaDepartment of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment University of Science and Technology of China Hefei ChinaHubei Subsurface Multi‐scale Imaging Key Laboratory Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics China University of Geosciences Wuhan ChinaHubei Subsurface Multi‐scale Imaging Key Laboratory Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics China University of Geosciences Wuhan ChinaDepartment of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment University of Science and Technology of China Hefei ChinaHubei Subsurface Multi‐scale Imaging Key Laboratory Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics China University of Geosciences Wuhan ChinaWuhan University Wuhan ChinaWuhan University Wuhan ChinaAbstract The present study investigates the ionospheric F‐layer scintillation responses in the American sector (90°W–0°, ±50° dip latitude) during the Northern Hemisphere winter sudden stratospheric warming events of 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, and 2012–2013. The scintillation data used in this work are obtained from the radio occultation observations of the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (COSMIC) mission. The important results of this study are described as follows: the occurrence altitude and rate of ionospheric F‐layer scintillation over the American sector decrease by an average of 13.48 km and 17%, respectively, during the sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) periods compared with the pre‐SSW periods. We find that ionospheric F‐layer scintillation over the American sector shows similar inhibitory responses to each SSW event, although these SSW events have diversities in some aspects, such as SSW types and solar and geomagnetic activities. To our knowledge, this study is the first to discover that an SSW event under low solar activity, including a minor warming event, can obviously affect the generation of ionospheric irregularities. Additionally, the types of SSW events may influence the decrease in altitude but not the occurrence rate. The decreased plasma vertical drift during prereversal enhancement, together with the changed meridional wind, are the possible mechanisms for the above results. In addition, we find that the enhanced planetary wave and lunar semidiurnal tide activities may be responsible for the decreases in the occurrence rate of ionospheric F‐layer scintillation before the peak warming of the 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 SSW events.https://doi.org/10.1029/2020SW002703sudden stratospheric warmingCOSMIC radio occultationionospheric F‐layer scintillationionospheric irregularitiesoccurrence characteristics |
| spellingShingle | Hailun Ye Xianghui Xue Tao Yu Yang‐Yi Sun Wen Yi Chi Long Weifan Zhang Xiankang Dou Ionospheric F‐Layer Scintillation Variabilities Over the American Sector During Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events Space Weather sudden stratospheric warming COSMIC radio occultation ionospheric F‐layer scintillation ionospheric irregularities occurrence characteristics |
| title | Ionospheric F‐Layer Scintillation Variabilities Over the American Sector During Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events |
| title_full | Ionospheric F‐Layer Scintillation Variabilities Over the American Sector During Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events |
| title_fullStr | Ionospheric F‐Layer Scintillation Variabilities Over the American Sector During Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ionospheric F‐Layer Scintillation Variabilities Over the American Sector During Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events |
| title_short | Ionospheric F‐Layer Scintillation Variabilities Over the American Sector During Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events |
| title_sort | ionospheric f layer scintillation variabilities over the american sector during sudden stratospheric warming events |
| topic | sudden stratospheric warming COSMIC radio occultation ionospheric F‐layer scintillation ionospheric irregularities occurrence characteristics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2020SW002703 |
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