SA31B:
Dynamical Response of the Thermosphere and Ionosphere to Geomagnetic Disturbances I Posters


Session ID#: 8859

Session Description:
During geomagnetic disturbances, large changes in thermospheric winds, temperature, and composition occur in response to energy and momentum deposition from the magnetosphere and solar wind. These changes further lead to ionospheric variations in dynamo electric field, electron density and TEC. The nonlinear response of the thermosphere and ionosphere depends on various geophysical conditions, such as season and solar activity, and is still not well understood. This session is dedicated to the study of the dynamical response of the coupled thermosphere and ionosphere to geomagnetic disturbances under different geophysical conditions, with emphasis on thermosphere winds and temperature changes during storms, the effect of these changes on the ionosphere, and the feedback effect of ionospheric variations on the thermosphere. We invite contributions based on observations and simulations to address various aspects of the dynamical response of the coupled thermosphere and ionosphere to geomagnetic disturbances and the physical processes that drive this response.
Primary Convener:  Wenbin Wang, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, CO, United States
Conveners:  Yue Deng, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, United States and Vikas S Sonwalkar, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Chairs:  Wenbin Wang, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, CO, United States, Yue Deng, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States and Vikas S Sonwalkar, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Wenbin Wang, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, CO, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics
Index Terms:

0355 Thermosphere: composition and chemistry [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
2427 Ionosphere/atmosphere interactions [IONOSPHERE]
2435 Ionospheric disturbances [IONOSPHERE]
3369 Thermospheric dynamics [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Vir Singh and Maneesha Dharwan, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India
Brian Curtis, Naval Research Lab DC, Washington, DC, United States
Asti Bhatt, SRI International Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA, United States and Elizabeth A Kendall, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, United States
Christine Smith-Johnsen1, Hilde Nesse Tyssøy2, Linn-Kristine Glesnes Ødegaard2, Yvan Orsolini3,4, Frode Stordal5, Koen Hendrickx6 and Linda Susanne Megner7, (1)University of Oslo, Department of Geosciences, Oslo, Norway, (2)University of Bergen, Birkeland Centre for Space Science, Bergen, Norway, (3)Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway, (4)Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, (5)University of Oslo, Department of geosciences, Oslo, Norway, (6)University in Stockholm, Department of Meteorology, Stockholm, Sweden, (7)Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Lalit Mohan Mohan Joshi, S Sripathi and Ram Singh, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Evan G Thomas1, Joseph BH Baker1, J. Michael Ruohoniemi2, Anthea Coster3 and Shunrong Zhang3, (1)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (2)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, United States, (3)MIT Haystack Observatory, Westford, MA, United States
Wenbin Wang1, Xinan Yue2, Alan Geoffrey Burns3 and Qian Wu3, (1)High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)UCAR, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)National Center for Atmospheric Research, High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, CO, United States
Jie Zhu, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Aaron J Ridley, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States and Hermann Luhr, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany

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