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Propagation direction analyses of medium‐scale traveling ionospheric disturbances observed over North America with GPS‐TEC perturbation maps by three‐dimensional spectral analysis method

Septi Perwitasari, Takuji Nakamura, Takuya Tsugawa, Michi Nishioka, Yoshihiro Tomikawa, Mitsumu K. Ejiri, Masaru Kogure, Yuichi Otsuka, Atsuki Shinbori, Hidekatsu Jin, Chihiro Tao

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 127 ( 1 ) 2022.1

Propagation Mechanism of Medium Wave Broadcasting Waves Observed by the Arase Satellite: Hectometric Line Spectra

Kozo Hashimoto, Atsuki Shinbori, Yuichi Otsuka, Fuminori Tsuchiya, Atsushi Kumamoto, Yoshiya Kasahara, Ayako Matsuoka, Isamu Nagano, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Tatsuhiro Yokoyama

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 126 ( 11 ) 2021.11

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

A new type of terrestrial line spectra found by the Arase satellite was reported in 2018. These spectra are called “hectometric line spectra (HLS)”. They primarily consist of constant frequency narrowband components at frequencies between 525 kHz and 1,700 kHz, which originate and are sometimes amplified from AM broadcasting waves. In addition to these, other generated emissions are observed. Entrances and the mode conversion of the AM broadcasting waves into the equatorial and low-latitude ionosphere with plasma density depletion called plasma bubbles are observed. Electron density profiles and equatorial plasma bubbles are examined through Global Positioning System (GPS)-Total electron content (TEC) analyses. As a result, the Arase satellite which observed the HLS passed through the TEC depression region near the equatorial ionosphere associated with plasma bubbles. The scenario based on the mode conversion of the L-O mode to the Z mode and vice versa was confirmed with observations and GPS-TEC analyses. Another entrance when foF2 estimated from TEC is lower than 1,000 kHz instead of a plasma bubble is also found. No mode conversion is necessary, then.

DOI： 10.1029/2021JA029813

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Isolated Proton Aurora Driven by EMIC Pc1 Wave: PWING, Swarm, and NOAA POES Multi-Instrument Observations

Hyangpyo Kim, Kazuo Shiokawa, Jaeheung Park, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Yukinaga Miyashita, Claudia Stolle, Hyunju Kim Connor, Junga Hwang, Stephan Buchert, Hyuck Jin Kwon, Satoko Nakamura, Kohki Nakamura, Shin Ichiro Oyama, Yuichi Otsuka, Tsutomu Nagatsuma, Kaori Sakaguchi

Geophysical Research Letters Vol. 48 ( 18 ) 2021.9

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We report the concurrent observations of F-region plasma changes and field-aligned currents (FACs) above isolated proton auroras (IPAs) associated with electromagnetic ion cyclotron Pc1 waves. Key events on March 19, 2020 and September 12, 2018 show that ground magnetometers and all-sky imagers detected concurrent Pc1 wave and IPA, during which NOAA POES observed precipitating energetic protons. In the ionospheric F-layer above the IPA zone, the Swarm satellites observed transverse Pc1 waves, which span wider latitudes than IPA. Around IPA, Swarm also detected the bipolar FAC and localized plasma density enhancement, which is occasionally surrounded by wide/shallow depletion. This indicates that wave-induced proton precipitation contributes to the energy transfer from the magnetosphere to the ionosphere.

DOI： 10.1029/2021GL095090

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Plasma depletions lasting into daytime during the recovery phase of a geomagnetic storm in May 2017: Analysis and simulation of GPS total electron content observations

Yuichi Otsuka, Atsuki Shinbori, Takuya Sori, Takuya Tsugawa, Michi Nishioka, Joseph D. Huba

Earth and Planetary Physics Vol. 5 ( 5 ) page： 427 - 434 2021.9

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

This paper reports that plasma density depletions appearing at middle latitudes near sunrise survived until afternoon on 29 May 2017 during the recovery phase of a geomagnetic storm. By analyzing GPS data collected in Japan, we investigate temporal variations in the horizontal two-dimensional distribution of total electron content (TEC) during the geomagnetic storm. The SYM-H index reached −142 nT around 08 UT on 28 May 2017. TEC depletions extending up to approximately 38°N along the meridional direction appeared over Japan around 05 LT (LT = UT + 9 hours) on 29 May 2017, when TEC rapidly increased at sunrise due to the solar extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. The TEC depletions appeared sequentially over Japan for approximately 8 hours in sunlit conditions. At 06 LT on 29 May, when the plasma depletions first appeared over Japan, the background TEC was enhanced to approximately 17 TECU, and then decreased to approximately 80% of the TEC typical of magnetically quiet conditions. We conclude that this temporal variation of background plasma density in the ionosphere was responsible for the persistence of these plasma depletions for so long in daytime. By using the Naval Research Laboratory: Sami2 is Another Model of the Ionosphere (SAMI2), we have evaluated how plasma production and ambipolar diffusion along the magnetic field may affect the rate of plasma depletion disappearance. Simulation shows that the plasma density increases at the time of plasma depletion appearance; subsequent decreases in the plasma density appear to be responsible for the long-lasting persistence of plasma depletions during daytime. The plasma density depletion in the top side ionosphere is not filled by the plasma generated by the solar EUV productions because plasma production occurs mainly at the bottom side of the ionosphere.

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Multi-instrument study of longitudinal wave structures for plasma bubble seeding in the equatorial ionosphere

H. Takahashi, P. Essien, C. A.O.B. Figueiredo, C. M. Wrasse, D. Barros, M. A. Abdu, Y. Otsuka, K. Shiokawa, GuoZhu Li

Earth and Planetary Physics Vol. 5 ( 5 ) page： 368 - 377 2021.9

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：John Wiley and Sons Inc

Large Scale Wave Structures (LSWS) in the equatorial ionospheric F-region were observed by measuring spatial and temporal variations within detrended total electron content (dTEC) data obtained by ground-based GNSS receivers over the South American continent. By using dTEC-maps, we have been able to produce, for the first-time, two-dimensional representations of LSWS. During the period from September to December, the LSWS frequently occurred starting a few hours prior to Equatorial Plasma Bubble (EPB) development. From 17 events of LSWS observed in 2014 and 2015, wave characteristics were obtained: the observed wavelengths, periods, and the phase speeds are respectively, ~900 km, ~41 min and ~399 m/s
the waves propagated from the northeast to southeast. In some cases the front of the oscillation was meridionally aligned, extending to more than 1600 km, the first time such large extension of the wavefront has been reported. From F-layer bottom height oscillation data, measured by ionosonde, LSWS exhibit two different vertical phase propagation modes, in-phase and downward phase. The former mode indicates the presence of a polarization electric field in the F-layer bottom side
the latter suggests propagation of atmospheric gravity waves. The presence of LSWS near the solar terminator, followed by the development of EPBs, suggests that the upwelling of the F-layer bottom height produces a condition favorable to the development of Rayleigh–Taylor instability.

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First Simultaneous Observation of a Night Time Medium‐Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbance From the Ground and a Magnetospheric Satellite

K. Kawai, K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, S. Oyama, Y. Kasaba, Y. Kasahara, F. Tsuchiya, A. Kumamoto, S. Nakamura, A. Matsuoka, S. Imajo, Y. Kazama, S.‐Y. Wang, S. W. Y. Tam, T. F. Chang, B. J. Wang, K. Asamura, S. Kasahara, S. Yokota, K. Keika, T. Hori, Y. Miyoshi, C. Jun, M. Shoji, I. Shinohara

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 126 ( 9 ) 2021.9

Coupled investigations of ionosphere variations over European and Japanese regions: observations, comparative analysis, and validation of models and facilities

Sergii V. Panasenko, Dmytro V. Kotov, Yuichi Otsuka, Mamoru Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Hashiguchi, Philip G. Richards, Vladimir Truhlik, Oleksandr V. Bogomaz, Maryna O. Shulha, Taras G. Zhivolup, Igor F. Domnin

Progress in Earth and Planetary Science Vol. 8 ( 1 ) 2021.8

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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This paper presents the results of a coordinated measurement campaign with ground based and satellite observations over European and Japanese regions during September 5–6, 2017. Two incoherent scatter radars, two satellite missions, International Reference Ionosphere (IRI-2016) empirical model, and Field Line Interhemispheric Plasma (FLIP) physical model were employed to examine the regular behavior of the F2-layer peak height and density and the topside ionosphere electron density, electron, and ion temperatures as well as traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs). The daily ionospheric variations over Kharkiv and Shigaraki exhibited similar behavior qualitatively and quantitatively. The results show that none of the empirical IRI-2016 models of F2-layer peak height, topside electron density, and temperature can be preferred for predicting the key qualitative features of variations in ionospheric plasma parameters over Kharkiv and Shigaraki. The likely reason is rapid day to day changes in solar activity and series of moderate enhancements of magnetic activity occurring in the observation period and preceding days. Compared with IRI-2016 model, the FLIP physical model was shown to provide the best agreement with the observations when constrained to follow the observed diurnal variations of F2-layer peak height both over Europe and Japan. This paper presents the first direct comparison of the mid-latitude electron density measured by the Swarm satellite with incoherent scatter radar data and it confirms the high quality of the space-borne data. For the first time, evidence of the possible need to increase the neutral hydrogen density in NRLMSISE-00 model by at least a factor of 2 was obtained for the Asian longitudinal sector. The TIDs, which have predominant periods of about 50 min over Europe and 80 min over Japan, were detected, likely caused by passage of the solar terminator. Such a difference in the periods could indicate regional features and is the topic for further research.

DOI： 10.1186/s40645-021-00441-8

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PSTEP: project for solar–terrestrial environment prediction

Kanya Kusano, Kiyoshi Ichimoto, Mamoru Ishii, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Shigeo Yoden, Hideharu Akiyoshi, Ayumi Asai, Yusuke Ebihara, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Tada-Nori Goto, Yoichiro Hanaoka, Hisashi Hayakawa, Keisuke Hosokawa, Hideyuki Hotta, Kornyanat Hozumi, Shinsuke Imada, Kazumasa Iwai, Toshihiko Iyemori, Hidekatsu Jin, Ryuho Kataoka, Yuto Katoh, Takashi Kikuchi, Yûki Kubo, Satoshi Kurita, Haruhisa Matsumoto, Takefumi Mitani, Hiroko Miyahara, Yasunobu Miyoshi, Tsutomu Nagatsuma, Aoi Nakamizo, Satoko Nakamura, Hiroyuki Nakata, Naoto Nishizuka, Yuichi Otsuka, Shinji Saito, Susumu Saito, Takashi Sakurai, Tatsuhiko Sato, Toshifumi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Shinagawa, Kazuo Shiokawa, Daikou Shiota, Takeshi Takashima, Chihiro Tao, Shin Toriumi, Satoru Ueno, Kyoko Watanabe, Shinichi Watari, Seiji Yashiro, Kohei Yoshida, Akimasa Yoshikawa

Earth, Planets and Space Vol. 73 ( 1 ) page： 159 2021.8

Language：English Publisher：Springer Science and Business Media LLC

<title>Abstract</title>Although solar activity may significantly impact the global environment and socioeconomic systems, the mechanisms for solar eruptions and the subsequent processes have not yet been fully understood. Thus, modern society supported by advanced information systems is at risk from severe space weather disturbances. Project for solar–terrestrial environment prediction (PSTEP) was launched to improve this situation through synergy between basic science research and operational forecast. The PSTEP is a nationwide research collaboration in Japan and was conducted from April 2015 to March 2020, supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. By this project, we sought to answer the fundamental questions concerning the solar–terrestrial environment and aimed to build a next-generation space weather forecast system to prepare for severe space weather disasters. The PSTEP consists of four research groups and proposal-based research units. It has made a significant progress in space weather research and operational forecasts, publishing over 500 refereed journal papers and organizing four international symposiums, various workshops and seminars, and summer school for graduate students at Rikubetsu in 2017. This paper is a summary report of the PSTEP and describes the major research achievements it produced.

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What controls the luminosity of polar cap airglow patches?: Implication from airglow measurements in Eureka, Canada in comparison with SuperDARN convection pattern

K. Hosokawa, M. Nagata, K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka

Polar Science Vol. 28 2021.6

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Elsevier B.V.

Polar cap patches are known as islands of enhanced electron density in the polar cap F region ionosphere. To observe the airglow signature of polar cap patches continuously at a fixed point near the center of the MLAT/MLT coordinate system, we started operating an all-sky imager in Eureka, Canada since 2015, where the magnetic latitude is ~87°. By statistically analyzing the 630-nm airglow images from Eureka, it was identified that the luminosity of patches, which is proportional to the electron density in the F region, increases during specific UT interval from 16 to 22 UT. This outstanding UT variation of patch luminosity can be explained simply by the systematic shift of the terminator in the MLAT/MLT coordinate system due to the offset between the geographic and geomagnetic pole. That is, the spatial relationship between the dense source plasma in the sunlit area and the high-latitude convection system controls the UT variation. We also found that when the IMF By is positive, the number of polar cap patches was twice of that in the negative IMF By. By deriving average convection patterns from the archived SuperDARN map potential data, we confirmed that the configuration of plasma convection is more appropriate for patches to be transported toward the magnetic pole during the positive IMF By condition.

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The Occurrence Feature of Plasma Bubbles in the Equatorial to Midlatitude Ionosphere During Geomagnetic Storms Using Long-Term GNSS-TEC Data

T. Sori, A. Shinbori, Y. Otsuka, T. Tsugawa, M. Nishioka

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 126 ( 5 ) 2021.5

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

We performed a superposed epoch analysis of solar wind, interplanetary magnetic field, geomagnetic index, and the rate of total electron content (TEC) index (ROTI) derived from global navigation satellite system-TEC data during 652 geomagnetic storm events (minimum SYM-H < −40 nT), to clarify the occurrence features and causes of storm-time plasma bubbles in the equatorial to mid-latitude ionosphere. In this analysis, we defined the time of the SYM-H minimum as the zero epoch. As a result, the ROTI enhancement started at the duskside magnetic equator and expanded to higher latitudes during the main phase. Approximately 1 h after the onset of the recovery phase, the ROTI values at the magnetic equator in the dusk-to-midnight sectors decreased while those in the dawn sector increased. This situation persisted for at least 12 h. The ratio of the ROTI during the main phase to that during the quiet period in the dusk sector is the largest in May–July. The ratio of the ROTI during the recovery phase decreased during dusk with increasing solar activity. Considering the requirement of the Rayleigh-Taylor instability, the difference in the magnetic local time of the ROTI signature, between the main and recovery phases, can be explained by a local time distribution of storm-time electric fields associated with a prompt penetration electric field and disturbance dynamo. This implies that the occurrence feature of the plasma bubble is different from that during quiet times when the input of solar wind energy to the magnetosphere and ionosphere increases significantly.

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Simultaneous Observation of Two Isolated Proton Auroras at Subauroral Latitudes by a Highly Sensitive All-Sky Camera and Van Allen Probes

Kohki Nakamura, Kazuo Shiokawa, Yuichi Otsuka, Atsuki Shinbori, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Martin Connors, Harlan Spence, Geoff Reeves, Herbert O. Funsten, Robert MacDowall, Charles Smith, John Wygant, John Bonnell

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 126 ( 5 ) 2021.5

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Isolated proton auroras (IPAs) appearing at subauroral latitudes are generated by energetic protons precipitating from the magnetosphere through interaction with electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves. An IPA thus indicates the spatial scale and temporal variation of wave-particle interactions in the magnetosphere. In this study, a unique event of simultaneous ground and magnetospheric satellite observations of two IPAs were conducted on March 16, 2015, using an all-sky imager at Athabasca, Canada and Van Allen Probes. The Van Allen Probes observed two isolated EMIC waves with frequencies of ∼1 and 0.4 Hz at L ≈ 5.0 when the satellite footprint crossed over the two IPAs. This suggests that the IPAs were caused by localized EMIC waves. Proton flux at 5–20 keV increased locally when the EMIC waves appeared. Electron flux at energies below ∼500 eV also increased. Temperature anisotropy of the energetic protons was estimated at 1.5–2.5 over a wide L-value range of 3.0–5.2. Electron density gradually decreased from L = 3.5 to 5.4, suggesting that the EMIC wave at L ≈ 5.0 was located in the gradual plasmapause. From these observations, we conclude that the localized IPAs and associated EMIC waves took place because of localized enhancement of energetic proton flux and plasma density structure near the plasmapause. The magnetic field observed by the satellite showed small variation during the wave observation, indicating that the IPAs were accompanied by the weak field-aligned current.

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Influence of Zonal Wind Velocity Variation on Equatorial Plasma Bubble Occurrences Over Southeast Asia

I. Sarudin, N. S.A. Hamid, M. Abdullah, S. M. Buhari, K. Shiokawa, Y. Otsuka, K. Hozumi, P. Jamjareegulgarn

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 126 ( 5 ) 2021.5

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Blackwell Publishing Ltd

The present study aims to investigate the influence of the zonal wind velocity on equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) occurrences over Southeast Asia. The observation of the EPB occurrence is obtained from the GPS Rate of TEC change index. Meanwhile, the zonal winds were measured using a Fabry-Perot interferometer located at Kototabang and Chiang Mai stations, and the height of F layer was acquired using an ionosonde at Chumphon station near the magnetic equator. This is the first study to report the influence of zonal wind velocity variation on EPB occurrences with the presence and absence of EPB using GPS data in the Southeast Asian sector. The results illustrated that the average magnitude of zonal wind velocity during the presence of EPB (78 ± 23 m/s) was higher than that of its absence (68 ± 21 m/s). It was observed using long-term data analyses which led to in-depth analyses. The analysis of temporal variation of zonal wind variation demonstrated that the zonal winds during EPB were higher in the evening compared to midnight and postmidnight periods from medium to high solar activities. The dependence of zonal wind velocity on EPB over local time was obtained based on the analysis which utilized the data collected during equinox in high solar activity. Besides that, a positive correlation was obtained between the zonal wind velocity and EPB occurrences during pre-reversal enhancement (PRE) corroborated the effects of zonal wind influence on PRE, and thus EPB occurrences.

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Model-based reproduction and validation of the total spectra of a solar flare and their impact on the global environment at the X9.3 event of September 6, 2017

Kyoko Watanabe, Hidekatsu Jin, Shohei Nishimoto, Shinsuke Imada, Toshiki Kawai, Tomoko Kawate, Yuichi Otsuka, Atsuki Shinbori, Takuya Tsugawa, Michi Nishioka

Earth, Planets and Space Vol. 73 ( 1 ) 2021.4

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<title>Abstract</title>We attempted to reproduce the total electron content (TEC) variation in the Earth's atmosphere from the temporal variation of the solar flare spectrum of the X9.3 flare on September 6, 2017. The flare spectrum from the Flare Irradiance Spectral Model (FISM), and the flare spectrum from the 1D hydrodynamic model, which considers the physics of plasma in the flare loop, are used in the GAIA model, which is a simulation model of the Earth's whole atmosphere and ionosphere, to calculate the TEC difference. We then compared these results with the observed TEC. When we used the FISM flare spectrum, the difference in TEC from the background was in a good agreement with the observation. However, when the flare spectrum of the 1D-hydrodynamic model was used, the result varied depending on the presence or absence of the background. This difference depending on the models is considered to represent which extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation is primarily responsible for increasing TEC. From the flare spectrum obtained from these models and the calculation result of TEC fluctuation using GAIA, it is considered that the enhancement in EUV emission by approximately 15<bold>–</bold>35 nm mainly contributes in increasing TEC rather than that of X-ray emission, which is thought to be mainly responsible for sudden ionospheric disturbance. In addition, from the altitude/wavelength distribution of the ionization rate of Earth's atmosphere by GAIA (Ground-to-topside Atmosphere and Ionosphere model for Aeronomy), it was found that EUV radiation of approximately 15<bold>–</bold>35 nm affects a wide altitude range of 120<bold>–</bold>300 km, and TEC enhancement is mainly caused by the ionization of nitrogen molecules.

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Multi‐Event Analysis of Plasma and Field Variations in Source of Stable Auroral Red (SAR) Arcs in Inner Magnetosphere During Non‐Storm‐Time Substorms

Yudai Inaba, Kazuo Shiokawa, Shin‐ichiro Oyama, Yuichi Otsuka, Martin Connors, Ian Schofield, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Shun Imajo, Atsuki Shinbori, Artem Yu Gololobov, Yoichi Kazama, Shiang‐Yu Wang, Sunny W. Y. Tam, Tzu‐Fang Chang, Bo‐Jhou Wang, Kazushi Asamura, Shoichiro Yokota, Satoshi Kasahara, Kunihiro Keika, Tomoaki Hori, Ayako Matsuoka, Yoshiya Kasahara, Atsushi Kumamoto, Shoya Matsuda, Yasumasa Kasaba, Fuminori Tsuchiya, Masafumi Shoji, Masahiro Kitahara, Satoko Nakamura, Iku Shinohara, Harlan E. Spence, Geoff D. Reeves, Robert J. Macdowall, Charles W. Smith, John R. Wygant, John W. Bonnell

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 126 ( 4 ) 2021.4

Formation of an additional density peak in the bottom side of the sodium layer associated with the passage of multiple mesospheric frontal systems

Viswanathan Lakshmi Narayanan, Satonori Nozawa, Shin-Ichiro Oyama, Ingrid Mann, Kazuo Shiokawa, Yuichi Otsuka, Norihito Saito, Satoshi Wada, Takuya D. Kawahara, Toru Takahashi

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Vol. 21 ( 4 ) page： 2343 - 2361 2021.2

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We present a detailed investigation of the formation of an additional sodium density peak at altitudes of 79-85 km below the main peak of the sodium layer based on sodium lidar and airglow imager measurements made at Ramfjordmoen near Tromso, Norway, on the night of 19 December 2014. The airglow imager observations of OH emissions revealed four passing frontal systems that resembled mesospheric bores, which typically occur in ducting regions of the upper mesosphere. For about 1.5 h, the lower-altitude sodium peak had densities similar to that of the main peak of the layer around 90 km. The lower-altitude sodium peak weakened and disappeared soon after the fourth front had passed. The fourth front had weakened in intensity by the time it approached the region of lidar beams and disappeared soon afterwards. The column-integrated sodium densities increased gradually during the formation of the lower-altitude sodium peak. Temperatures measured with the lidar indicate that there was a strong thermal duct structure between 87 and 93 km. Furthermore, the temperature was enhanced below 85 km. Horizontal wind magnitudes estimated from the lidar showed strong wind shears above 93 km. We conclude that the combination of an enhanced stability region due to the temperature profile and intense wind shears have provided ideal conditions for evolution of multiple mesospheric bores revealed as frontal systems in the OH images. The downward motion associated with the fronts appeared to have brought air rich in H and O from higher altitudes into the region below 85 km, wherein the temperature was also higher. Both factors would have liberated sodium atoms from the reservoir species and suppressed the reconversion of atomic sodium into reservoir species so that the lower-altitude sodium peak could form and the column abundance could increase. The presented observations also reveal the importance of mesospheric frontal systems in bringing about significant variation of minor species over shorter temporal intervals.

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Comparison of seasonal and longitudinal variation of daytime MSTID activity using GPS observation and GAIA simulations

Sivakandan, M; Otsuka, Y; Ghosh, P; Shinagawa, H; Shinbori, A; Miyoshi, Y

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On the Generation of an Unseasonal EPB Over South East Asia

J. L. Currie, B. A. Carter, J. Retterer, T. Dao, R. Pradipta, R. Caton, K. Groves, Y. Otsuka, T. Yokoyama, K. Hozumi, T. Le Truong, M. Terkildsen

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 126 ( 2 ) 2021.2

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An unseasonal equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) event over South-East Asia was observed on July 22, 2014 that has not been studied before. An investigation into this event is presented with the 26th July, 2014 as a comparison, non-bubble day. The 22nd July EPB event occurred in the late post-sunset sector and was associated with a small upward plasma drift. This event was highlighted using a new filter on the SCINDA S4 data. Ionosonde data show that sporadic E was present during the growth period for the EPB event. Modeling results from Thermosphere-Ionosphere Electrodynamics (TEC) Global Circulation Model were used to conduct a numerical experiment investigating the direct effect of sporadic E on the linear R-T growth rate. It was shown that sporadic E located in the correct latitude and local time can increase the linear growth rate. The seeding conditions were investigated using TEC data from Patumwan, Thailand. Wave-like structures were observed for both days of interest, with larger amplitudes on 22nd July compared with the 26th July. Finally, simulations using the high-resolution model PBMOD showed that for forcing from above conditions similar to the days of interest, EPBs would form in the presence of large seed perturbations. Therefore, it is likely that this unseasonal event was caused by large seed perturbations in TEC.

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Multi-Wavelength Imaging Observations of STEVE at Athabasca, Canada

Sneha Yadav, Kazuo Shiokawa, Yuichi Otsuka, Martin Connors, J. P. St Maurice

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics Vol. 126 ( 2 ) 2021.2

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We present the first multi-wavelength imaging observations of strong thermal emission velocity enhancement (STEVE) using an all-sky imager at Athabasca (magnetic latitude = 61.5°N), Canada. This study is based on three STEVE events which were accompanied by picket fence structures in the green-line. Although the STEVE arc was dominant in 630 and 557.7-nm, weak emissions were also found in other wavelengths including OI at 844.6, Hβ, Na, and the nominal background filter at 572.5-nm. As observed at 630 and 557.7-nm, the STEVE arc started as a faint arc close to the auroral oval and moved equatorward. The 557.7-nm arc exhibited picket fence structure at later times after it moved equatorward. The picket fence was sometimes found to persist even after the 630-nm arc had disappeared. During a particular event, the STEVE arcs in both the 630 and 557.7-nm were found to carry a ribbon-like motion moving along the arc. We have found that STEVE arcs are embedded in a region of weak diffuse auroral emissions. The STEVE arcs have sharp boundaries and these boundaries are different in red- and green-line. The sharp decrease in the intensity at the immediate poleward edge of the STEVE arc appears as a “dark-band” in the green-line images. Based on the horizontal component of the geomagnetic field at Fort Smith (magnetic latitude 67.28°N), we find that the STEVE arc detachment, its equatorward motion, and its brightness coincided with changes in the magnetic activity during the recovery phase of a substorm.

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Solar activity dependence of medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances using GPS receivers in Japan

Otsuka, Y; Shinbori, A; Tsugawa, T; Nishioka, M

EARTH PLANETS AND SPACE Vol. 73 ( 1 ) 2021.1

Challenges to Equatorial Plasma Bubble and Ionospheric Scintillation Short-Term Forecasting and Future Aspects in East and Southeast Asia

Li, GZ; Ning, BQ; Otsuka, Y; Abdu, MA; Abadi, P; Liu, ZZ; Spogli, L; Wan, WX

SURVEYS IN GEOPHYSICS Vol. 42 ( 1 ) page： 201 - 238 2021.1

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