Thermosphere-Ionosphere Fe/Fe+ (TIFe) Layers and Their Coupling with Geomagnetic Storms and Solar Wind

Xinzhao Chu1, Zhonghua Xu2, Jian Zhao3, Zhibin Yu4, Delores Knipp5, Liam M Kilcommons6, Cao Chen7, Weichun Fong8, Ian F Barry8 and Michael Hartinger9, (1)University of Colorado at Boulder, CIRES & Aerospace, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, United States, (3)CIRES, CU Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (5)University of Colorado, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boulder, United States, (6)University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States, (7)CIRES, Boulder, CO, United States, (8)University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (9)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, United States