New Findings of the Sporadic E (Es) Layer Development Around the Magnetic Equator During a High-Speed Solar (HSS) Wind Stream Event

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Resende, L. C. A. ^{[1, 2]} ; Zhu, Y. ^[2] ; Denardini, C. M. ^[1] ; Batista, I. S. ^[1] ; Shi, J. ^[2] ; Moro, J. ^{[2, 3]} ; Chen, S. S. ^[1] ; Conceicao-Santos, F. ^{[4, 5]} ; Da Silva, L. A. ^{[1, 2]} ; Andrioli, V. F. ^{[1, 2]} ; Muella, M. T. A. H. ^[5] ; Fagundes, P. R. ^[5] ; Carrasco, A. J. ^[6] ; Pillat, V. G. ^[5] ; Wang, C. ^[2] ; Liu, Z. ^[2]

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^[1] Natl Inst Space Res INPE, Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil

^[2] State Key Lab Space Weather, Beijing - Peoples R China

^[3] Southern Space Coordinat COESUL, Santa Maria, RS - Brazil

^[4] Inst Fed Educ Ciencia & Tecnol Maranhao IFMA, Acailandia - Brazil

^[5] Univ Vale Paraiba UNIVAI, Inst Pesquisa & Senvolvimento IP&D, Lab Fis & Astron, Sao Jose Dos Campos - Brazil

^[6] Univ Los Andes, Merida - Venezuela

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS; v. 126, n. 9 SEP 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

The equatorial (Es-q) and blanketing (Es-b) sporadic (Es) layers occur due to the Equatorial Electrojet Current (EEJ) plasma instabilities and tidal wind components, respectively. Both Es-q and Es-b layers can appear concurrently over some Brazilian equatorial regions due to the peculiar geomagnetic field configuration in this sector. Previous works indicate that the inclination angle limit for the Es-q occurrence in ionograms is 7 degrees. However, we found evidence that regions more distant can also experience such equatorial dynamics during disturbed periods. In this context, we deeply investigated this EEJ influence expansion effect by analyzing the Es-q layers in regions not so close to the magnetic equator during a high-speed solar wind stream event that occurred on May 05 and 06, 2018. To explain these atypical Es-q layer occurrences, we considered the Es layer parameters obtained from digital ionosondes over the Brazilian regions, Sao Luis (dip: 9.5 degrees), and Araguatins (dip: 10.5 degrees). We use magnetometer data and a model named MIRE (E Region Ionospheric Model) to validate this mechanism. The results show that the eastward electric field of the Gradient Drift instability in the EEJ is effective during the magnetic storm main phase in the boundary equatorial magnetic sites, creating the Es-q layers. Thus, the EEJ plasma irregularity superimposes the wind shear mechanism, changing the Es layer dynamics during disturbed periods over the magnetic equator boundary sites. Therefore, this work establishes new findings of the EEJ influence expansion dynamics in the Es layer formation over the Brazilian regions, which was considered in MIRE for the first time. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 12/08445-9 - Estudo da variabilidade dia-a-dia da mesosfera, termosfera e ionosfera em baixas latitudes e região equatorial, durante o ciclo solar 24
• Beneficiário: Paulo Roberto Fagundes
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 19/09361-2 - Estudo da variabilidade ionosférica na região equatorial, baixas e médias latitudes em função da longitude, utilizando dados experimentais nos setores brasileiro e africano
• Beneficiário: Paulo Roberto Fagundes
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular