Michelson interferometer for global high-resolution thermospheric imaging (MIGHTI) on-orbit wind observations: data analysis and instrument performance

CR Englert, JM Harlander, KD Marr, BJ Harding… - Space science …, 2023 - Springer
The design, principles of operation, calibration, and data analysis approaches of the
Michelson Interferometer for Global High-resolution Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI) on the …

The ionospheric connection explorer-prime mission review

TJ Immel, SL England, BJ Harding, YJ Wu… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
The two-year prime mission of the NASA Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) is
complete. The baseline operational and scientific objectives have been met and exceeded …

Impacts of the January 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption on the ionospheric dynamo: ICON‐MIGHTI and Swarm observations of extreme neutral winds and currents

BJ Harding, YJJ Wu, P Alken… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai volcano on 15 January 2022 triggered
atmospheric waves at all altitudes. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration …

Examining the wind shear theory of sporadic E with ICON/MIGHTI winds and COSMIC‐2 radio occultation data

Y Yamazaki, C Arras, S Andoh… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The wind shear theory is widely accepted as an explanation for the formation of a sporadic E
(Es) layer, but the direct comparison of Es with the local wind shear has been limited due to …

Primary and secondary gravity waves and large‐scale wind changes generated by the Tonga volcanic eruption on 15 January 2022: Modeling and comparison with …

SL Vadas, E Becker, C Figueiredo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We simulate the primary and secondary atmospheric gravity waves (GWs) excited by the
upward movement of air generated by the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai (hereafter “Tonga”) …

Intense equatorial electrojet and counter electrojet caused by the 15 January 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption: Space‐and ground‐based observations

G Le, G Liu, E Yizengaw… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We present space‐and ground‐based multi‐instrument observations demonstrating the
impact of the 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption on dayside equatorial electrodynamics. A strong …

Day‐to‐day variability of the semidiurnal tide in the F‐region ionosphere during the January 2021 SSW from COSMIC‐2 and ICON

J Oberheide - Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The semidiurnal tidal spectrum in the F‐region ionosphere obtained from hourly COSMIC‐2
Global Ionospheric Specification (GIS) data assimilation is greatly (> 50%) enhanced during …

Vertical coupling by solar semidiurnal tides in the thermosphere from ICON/MIGHTI measurements

JM Forbes, J Oberheide, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wind measurements from the Michelson Interferometer for Global High‐resolution
Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI) instrument on the Ionospheric CONnections (ICON) …

Monthly climatologies of zonal‐mean and tidal winds in the thermosphere as observed by ICON/MIGHTI during April 2020–March 2022

Y Yamazaki, BJ Harding, L Qiu, C Stolle… - Earth and Space …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Version 5 (v05) of the thermospheric wind data from the Michelson Interferometer
for Global High‐resolution Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI) instrument on the Ionospheric …

Temperatures in the Upper Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere from O2 Atmospheric Band Emission Observed by ICON/MIGHTI

MH Stevens, CR Englert, JM Harlander, KD Marr… - Space Science …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Michelson Interferometer for Global High-resolution Thermospheric Imaging
(MIGHTI) was launched aboard NASA's Ionospheric Connection (ICON) Explorer satellite in …