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Oksavik, K., Greenwald, R.A., Ruohoniemi, J.M., Hairston, M.R., Paxton, L.J., Baker, J.B.H., Gjerloev, J.W. and Barnes, R.J. (2006). First observations of the temporal/spatial variation of the sub-auroral polarization stream from the SuperDARN Wallops HF radar. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2006GL026256. issn: 0094-8276. |
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In this letter we present the first two-dimensional observations of sub-auroral ion drift (SAID) variability within the sub-auroral polarization stream (SAPS) using a new mid-latitude SuperDARN radar located at Wallops Island, VA. The radar data are complemented with observations from the DMSP F15, TIMED, and NOAA-18 spacecraft to confirm that a backscatter feature observed at the equatorward edge of the auroral oval is a manifestation of SAPS/SAID. During a several hour long period on August 6, 2005, the velocity data indicate that significant changes in the SAPS flow occurred on time scales of a few minutes. The Wallops HF radar observations demonstrate that the SAPS phenomenon is a source of small-scale irregularities extending over many hours of MLT and that the electric fields associated with SAID in particular are highly variable. |
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Keywords
Ionosphere, Midlatitude ionosphere, Ionosphere, Electric fields, Ionosphere, Auroral ionosphere, Ionosphere, Ionospheric storms, Ionosphere, Ionospheric irregularities |
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Publisher
American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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