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Instability Mechanisms for the F-Region Plasma Irregularities Inside the Midlatitude Ionospheric Trough: Swarm Observations
Space Weather ( IF 4.288 ) Pub Date : 2021-06-07 , DOI: 10.1029/2021sw002785
Yiwen Liu 1, 2 , Chao Xiong 3 , Xin Wan 4 , Yeping Lai 2 , Yuhao Wang 1, 2 , Xiao Yu 5 , Ming Ou 5
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The midlatitude ionospheric trough (MIT) is a well-known feature in the topside ionosphere. Previous MIT related studies mainly focused on the MIT structure itself, while few studies focused on irregularities inside the MIT region. In this study, we provided for the first time the magnetic latitude and magnetic local time distribution of irregularities within the MIT, by using the Swarm in situ plasma measurements. Orbital cases show that both the MIT equatorward and poleward walls are embedded with small-scale irregularities. Further statistical analysis reveals that the particle precipitation is the dominant mechanism for the dayside MIT region irregularities, while nightside MIT region irregularities are strongly related with the temperature gradient drift instability. The Swarm observations show that the temperature gradient drift instability occur not only in MIT equatorward wall but also in MIT polarward wall, which is different to the theoretical prediction of Hudson and Kelley (1976, https://doi.org/10.1029/JA081i022p03913).

中文翻译:

中纬度电离层槽内 F 区等离子体不规则的不稳定性机制:群观测

中纬度电离层槽 (MIT) 是上层电离层的一个众所周知的特征。以往的 MIT 相关研究主要集中在 MIT 结构本身,而很少有研究关注 MIT 区域内部的不规则性。在这项研究中,我们通过使用 Swarm 原位等离子体测量首次提供了麻省理工学院内不规则性的磁纬度和磁本地时间分布。轨道案例表明麻省理工学院赤道壁和极地壁都嵌入了小尺度的不规则性。进一步的统计分析表明,粒子降水是日侧 MIT 区域不规则性的主要机制,而夜间 MIT 区域不规则性与温度梯度漂移不稳定性密切相关。
更新日期:2021-07-22
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