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Cross-Validation of the Ionospheric Vertical Drift Measurements Based on ICON/IVM, Swarm, and the Ground-Based Radar at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory

Wu, Yen-Jung J. ; Mende, Stephen ; Harding, Brian J. ; Alken, Patrick ; Maute, Astrid ; Immel, Thomas J.

Space science reviews, 2023-09, Vol.219 (6), p.47, Article 47 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

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Cross-Validation of the Ionospheric Vertical Drift Measurements Based on ICON/IVM, Swarm, and the Ground-Based Radar at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory
Author: Wu, Yen-Jung J. ; Mende, Stephen ; Harding, Brian J. ; Alken, Patrick ; Maute, Astrid ; Immel, Thomas J.
Subjects: Accuracy ; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics ; Astrophysics and Astroparticles ; Electric fields ; Electrojets ; Equatorial currents ; Equatorial electrojet ; Incoherent scatter radar ; Ion density ; Ion density (concentration) ; Ion drift velocity ; Ion temperature ; Ion velocity ; Ionosphere ; Ions ; Observatories ; Physics ; Physics and Astronomy ; Planetology ; Plasma density ; Quality control ; Radar ; Radio ; Satellites ; Solar minimum ; Space Exploration and Astronautics ; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics ; Velocity ; Vertical drift
Is Part Of: Space science reviews, 2023-09, Vol.219 (6), p.47, Article 47
Description: The Ion Velocity Meter (IVM) on NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) reports the in-situ ion density, ion temperature and 3-component ion drift velocity, retrieved from measurements by a retarding potential analyzer and an ion drift meter. ICON was launched during a deep solar minimum in late 2019, followed by a solar quiet (F10.7 < 80) period until September 2020. In order to quantify the uncertainties in the IVM’s drift velocity in a low plasma density environment, we compared IVM’s vertical drift velocity with eastward electric field (EEF) obtained from Swarm’s equatorial electrojet current measurements, the vertical drift from ground-based incoherent scatter radar (ISR) at Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO) and from Jicamarca Unattended Long-term studies of Ionosphere and Atmosphere (JULIA) coherent mode. The main results of this study show that (1) the vertical drift derived from Swarm’s EEF and ISR are in good agreement with the zonal electric field derived from JULIA’s vertical drift regardless of the F10.7 value. (2) The zonal electric field derived from IVM’s meridional drift is in good agreement with Swarm’s EEF in 2021, whereas the distribution is highly scattered in the deepest solar minimum in 2020. (3) An ad hoc IVM correction based on the 24-hour running mean of meridional drift can bring the IVM data into better agreement with Swarm and JULIA. An additional quality control based on O + fractional composition may be needed for some studies using IVM’s vertical drift. By using the same methodology presented in this work, future missions could calibrate their drift measurements to facilitate meaningful integration with ICON/IVM observations through the comparision with ground-based measurements.
Publisher: Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
Language: English

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Cross-Validation of the Ionospheric Vertical Drift Measurements Based on ICON/IVM, Swarm, and the Ground-Based Radar at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory

Wu, Yen-Jung J. ; Mende, Stephen ; Harding, Brian J. ; Alken, Patrick ; Maute, Astrid ; Immel, Thomas J.

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

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