Earth, Planets and Space (Jan 2023)

Comparisons of in situ ionospheric density using ion velocity meters onboard FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 and ICON missions

  • Jong-Min Choi,
  • Charles Chien-Hung Lin,
  • Rajesh Panthalingal Krishanunni,
  • Jaeheung Park,
  • Young-Sil Kwak,
  • Shih-Ping Chen,
  • Jia-Ting Lin,
  • Min-Ti Chang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-022-01759-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 75, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Key points 1. F7/C2 IVM shows similar patterns of diurnal, seasonal and latitude/longitude variations of ion density to ICON IVM but with stronger magnitudes. 2. Distinct latitudinal and longitudinal variations of plasma distributions along seasons were observed during 2019-2020. 3. Simultaneous observations by the multi-satellite constellation of F7/C2 and ICON and all-sky imager provide opportunity to monitor evolutions of EPBs.

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