A Peculiar Discontinuous Ionospheric Latitudinal Variation Over the East Asia Region During the Recovery Phase of the November 2003 Super Magnetic Storm: A Hint From May 2024 Superstorm

Abstract In this study, we analyze a discontinuous negative storm evolution process in the ionosphere over the East Asian region during the recovery phase of the geomagnetic storms on 20 and 21 November 2003, using data from the Global Ultraviolet Imager (GUVI) for [O] and [N2] column density ratio...

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Main Authors: Xu Guo, Biqiang Zhao, Tingting Yu, Yongliang Zhang, Yuichi Otsuka, Atsuki Shinbori, Michi Nishioka, Septi Perwitasari, Wenjie Sun, Lianhuan Hu, Guozhu Li, Zhipeng Ren
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Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL114919
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author Xu Guo
Biqiang Zhao
Tingting Yu
Yongliang Zhang
Yuichi Otsuka
Atsuki Shinbori
Michi Nishioka
Septi Perwitasari
Wenjie Sun
Lianhuan Hu
Guozhu Li
Zhipeng Ren
author_facet Xu Guo
Biqiang Zhao
Tingting Yu
Yongliang Zhang
Yuichi Otsuka
Atsuki Shinbori
Michi Nishioka
Septi Perwitasari
Wenjie Sun
Lianhuan Hu
Guozhu Li
Zhipeng Ren
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description Abstract In this study, we analyze a discontinuous negative storm evolution process in the ionosphere over the East Asian region during the recovery phase of the geomagnetic storms on 20 and 21 November 2003, using data from the Global Ultraviolet Imager (GUVI) for [O] and [N2] column density ratio (Σ[O]/[N2]), Total Electron Content (TEC), as well as ionospheric parameters, namely, the ionospheric peak height (hmF2) and peak electron density (NmF2), supplemented by Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIEGCM) simulations. The event lasted 3–4 hr and may represent the first simultaneous observation of vortex‐like structures in both the thermosphere and ionosphere since Solar Cycle 23. Our research findings suggest that this structure is most probably related to the vortex‐like structure of thermospheric composition caused by thermospheric winds blowing from the Southern Hemisphere under the influence of pressure gradient force and Coriolis force.
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spelling doaj-art-d8947d54a8d64c78bef697189fe685ed2025-08-20T03:12:53ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072025-05-01529n/an/a10.1029/2025GL114919A Peculiar Discontinuous Ionospheric Latitudinal Variation Over the East Asia Region During the Recovery Phase of the November 2003 Super Magnetic Storm: A Hint From May 2024 SuperstormXu Guo0Biqiang Zhao1Tingting Yu2Yongliang Zhang3Yuichi Otsuka4Atsuki Shinbori5Michi Nishioka6Septi Perwitasari7Wenjie Sun8Lianhuan Hu9Guozhu Li10Zhipeng Ren11Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaKey Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaKey Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaThe Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Laurel MD USAInstitute for Space‐Earth Environmental Research Nagoya University Nagoya JapanInstitute for Space‐Earth Environmental Research Nagoya University Nagoya JapanNational Institute of Information and Communications Technology Tokyo JapanNational Institute of Information and Communications Technology Tokyo JapanKey Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaKey Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaKey Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaKey Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing ChinaAbstract In this study, we analyze a discontinuous negative storm evolution process in the ionosphere over the East Asian region during the recovery phase of the geomagnetic storms on 20 and 21 November 2003, using data from the Global Ultraviolet Imager (GUVI) for [O] and [N2] column density ratio (Σ[O]/[N2]), Total Electron Content (TEC), as well as ionospheric parameters, namely, the ionospheric peak height (hmF2) and peak electron density (NmF2), supplemented by Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIEGCM) simulations. The event lasted 3–4 hr and may represent the first simultaneous observation of vortex‐like structures in both the thermosphere and ionosphere since Solar Cycle 23. Our research findings suggest that this structure is most probably related to the vortex‐like structure of thermospheric composition caused by thermospheric winds blowing from the Southern Hemisphere under the influence of pressure gradient force and Coriolis force.https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL114919
spellingShingle Xu Guo
Biqiang Zhao
Tingting Yu
Yongliang Zhang
Yuichi Otsuka
Atsuki Shinbori
Michi Nishioka
Septi Perwitasari
Wenjie Sun
Lianhuan Hu
Guozhu Li
Zhipeng Ren
A Peculiar Discontinuous Ionospheric Latitudinal Variation Over the East Asia Region During the Recovery Phase of the November 2003 Super Magnetic Storm: A Hint From May 2024 Superstorm
Geophysical Research Letters
title A Peculiar Discontinuous Ionospheric Latitudinal Variation Over the East Asia Region During the Recovery Phase of the November 2003 Super Magnetic Storm: A Hint From May 2024 Superstorm
title_full A Peculiar Discontinuous Ionospheric Latitudinal Variation Over the East Asia Region During the Recovery Phase of the November 2003 Super Magnetic Storm: A Hint From May 2024 Superstorm
title_fullStr A Peculiar Discontinuous Ionospheric Latitudinal Variation Over the East Asia Region During the Recovery Phase of the November 2003 Super Magnetic Storm: A Hint From May 2024 Superstorm
title_full_unstemmed A Peculiar Discontinuous Ionospheric Latitudinal Variation Over the East Asia Region During the Recovery Phase of the November 2003 Super Magnetic Storm: A Hint From May 2024 Superstorm
title_short A Peculiar Discontinuous Ionospheric Latitudinal Variation Over the East Asia Region During the Recovery Phase of the November 2003 Super Magnetic Storm: A Hint From May 2024 Superstorm
title_sort peculiar discontinuous ionospheric latitudinal variation over the east asia region during the recovery phase of the november 2003 super magnetic storm a hint from may 2024 superstorm
url https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL114919
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