An overview and synthesis of plasma irregularities in equatorial spread F

DL Hysell - Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2000 - Elsevier
A unified picture of plasma irregularities in equatorial spread F is developed from the
analysis of satellite, sounding rocket, and coherent scatter radar observations. The coherent …

Equatorial plasma bubbles: A review

A Bhattacharyya - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
The equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) phenomenon is an important component of space
weather as the ionospheric irregularities that develop within EPBs can have major …

Effects of the vertical plasma drift velocity on the generation and evolution of equatorial spread F

BG Fejer, L Scherliess… - Journal of Geophysical …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
We use radar observations from the Jicamarca Observatory from 1968 to 1992 to study the
effects of the F region vertical plasma drift velocity on the generation and evolution of …

Statistics of total electron content depletions observed over the South American continent for the year 2008

GK Seemala, CE Valladares - Radio Science, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents for the first time regional plots of total electron content (TEC) depletions
derived from GPS observations over the South American continent with a coverage of over …

Outstanding problems in the equatorial ionosphere–thermosphere electrodynamics relevant to spread F

MA Abdu - Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2001 - Elsevier
Dynamic coupling of the atmospheric regions involving upward energy transport coupled
with the locally active thermal tidal modes establish the wind system of the thermosphere …

Extreme poleward expanding super plasma bubbles over Asia‐Pacific region triggered by Tonga volcano eruption during the recovery‐phase of geomagnetic storm

PK Rajesh, CCH Lin, JT Lin, CY Lin… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Tonga volcano eruption of 15 January 2022 unleashed a variety of atmospheric
perturbations, coinciding with the recovery‐phase of a geomagnetic storm. The ensuing …

Daytime vertical E× B drift velocities inferred from ground‐based magnetometer observations at low latitudes

D Anderson, A Anghel, J Chau, O Veliz - Space Weather, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The daytime equatorial electrojet is a narrow band of enhanced eastward current flowing in
the 100–120 km altitude region within±2° latitude of the dip equator. A unique way of …

Spread F–an old equatorial aeronomy problem finally resolved?

RF Woodman - Annales geophysicae, 2009 - angeo.copernicus.org
One of the oldest scientific topics in Equatorial Aeronomy is related to Spread-F. It includes
all our efforts to understand the physical mechanisms responsible for the existence of …

Equatorial spread F/plasma bubble irregularities under storm time disturbance electric fields

MA Abdu - Journal of atmospheric and solar-terrestrial physics, 2012 - Elsevier
Magnetosphere–ionosphere coupling is responsible for storm time disturbance electric field
propagation to equatorial latitudes, by processes of direct penetration and disturbance wind …

Collisional shear instability in the equatorial F region ionosphere

DL Hysell, E Kudeki - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
A collisional shear instability in a magnetized plasma is described and evaluated. The
instability is related to electrostatic Kelvin Helmholtz but operates in inhomogeneous …