Global propagation of ionospheric disturbances associated with the 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption

DR Themens, C Watson, N Žagar… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we use measurements from over 4,735 globally distributed Global Navigation
Satellite System receivers to track the progression of traveling ionospheric disturbances …

2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruption Induced Global Propagation of Ionospheric Disturbances via Lamb Waves

SR Zhang, J Vierinen, E Aa… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Tonga volcano eruption at 04: 14: 45 UT on 2022-01-15 released enormous amounts of
energy into the atmosphere, triggering very significant geophysical variations not only in the …

Significant ionospheric hole and equatorial plasma bubbles after the 2022 Tonga volcano eruption

E Aa, SR Zhang, PJ Erickson, J Vierinen… - Space …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates the local and global ionospheric responses to the 2022 Tonga
volcano eruption, using ground‐based Global Navigation Satellite System total electron …

Mid‐latitude ionospheric response to a weak geomagnetic activity event during solar minimum

C Zhai, X Cai, W Wang, A Coster, L Qian… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Salient depletions (30%–40% of the reference values) were observed in the vertical
total electron content (VTEC) from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) network …

Multi‐step vertical coupling during the January 2017 sudden stratospheric warming

E Becker, L Goncharenko, VL Harvey… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study analyzes a simulation of the Arctic winter 2016–2017 with focus on multi‐step
vertical coupling (MSVC) by primary, secondary, and higher‐order gravity waves (GWs). We …

Effects of storm-induced equatorial plasma bubbles on GPS-based kinematic positioning at equatorial and middle latitudes during the September 7–8, 2017 …

I Zakharenkova, I Cherniak - GPS Solutions, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Space weather can impact significantly on the regular equatorial plasma bubbles
(EPB) occurrence. During the severe geomagnetic storm on September 7–8, 2017 …

Statistical analysis of equatorial plasma bubbles climatology and multi‐day periodicity using GOLD observations

E Aa, SR Zhang, G Liu, RW Eastes… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study develops a new Bubble Index to quantify the intensity of 2‐D postsunset
equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) in the American/Atlantic sector, using Global‐scale …

Electrified postsunrise ionospheric perturbations at Millstone Hill

SR Zhang, PJ Erickson, LC Gasque… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We provide evidence that midlatitude postsunrise traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs)
are comprised of electrified waves with an eastward propagation component. The post …

Review of environmental monitoring by means of radio waves in the polar regions: From atmosphere to geospace

L Alfonsi, N Bergeot, PJ Cilliers, G De Franceschi… - Surveys in …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Antarctic and Arctic regions are Earth's open windows to outer space. They
provide unique opportunities for investigating the troposphere–thermosphere–ionosphere …

Simultaneous global ionospheric disturbances associated with penetration electric fields during intense and minor solar and geomagnetic disturbances

SR Zhang, Y Nishimura, J Vierinen… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A new observational phenomenon, named Simultaneous Global Ionospheric Density
Disturbance (SGD), is identified in GNSS total electron content (TEC) data during periods of …