Browsing Department of Physics and Technology by Journals "Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics"

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    • Can magnetotail reconnection produce the auroral intensities observed in the conjugate ionosphere? 

      Østgaard, Nikolai; Snekvik, Kristian; Borg, Anette Lauen; Åsnes, Arne; Pedersen, Arne; Øieroset, Marit; Phan, Tai D.; Haaland, Stein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-06)
      [1] In a recent case study, Borg et al. (2007) reported that an inverted V structure, caused by a field-aligned potential drop of 30 kV producing very strong X-ray aurora, was found in connection with tail reconnection. ...

    • Cutoff latitude variation during solar proton events: Causes and consequences 

      Tyssøy, Hilde Nesse; Stadsnes, Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01)
      To accurately quantify the effect of solar proton events (SPEs) on the atmosphere requires a good estimate of the particle energy deposition in the middle atmosphere (60–100 km) and how the energy is distributed globally. ...

    • Dayside and nightside magnetic field responses at 780 km altitude to dayside reconnection 

      Snekvik, Kristian; Østgaard, Nikolai; Tenfjord, Paul; Reistad, Jone Peter; Laundal, Karl Magnus; Milan, Stephen Eric; Haaland, Stein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02)
      During southward interplanetary magnetic field, dayside reconnection will drive the Dungey cycle in the magnetosphere, which is manifested as a two‐cell convection pattern in the ionosphere. We address the response of the ...

    • Direct and indirect electron precipitation effect on nitric oxide in the polar middle atmosphere, using a full-range energy spectrum 

      Smith-Johnsen, Christine; Tyssøy, Hilde Nesse; Hendrickx, Koen; Orsolini, Yvan; Kishore Kumar, Grandhi; Ødegaard, Linn-Kristine Glesnes; Sandanger, Marit Irene; Stordal, Frode; Megner, Linda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      In April 2010, a coronal mass ejection and a corotating interaction region on the Sun resulted in an energetic electron precipitation event in the Earth’s atmosphere. We investigate direct and indirect nitric oxide (NO) ...

    • Dynamic properties of throat aurora revealed by simultaneous ground and satellite observations 

      Chen, Xiangcai; Han, Desheng; Lorentzen, Dag Arne; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Moen, Jøran Idar; Baddeley, Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)
      Throat aurora is defined as south-north aligned auroral arcs equatorward of the dayside cusp aurora and was suggested to be the results of cold magnetospheric plasma interaction with magnetopause reconnection, but its ...

    • Energetic Electron Precipitation into the Middle Atmosphere – Constructing the Loss Cone Fluxes from MEPED POES 

      Tyssøy, Hilde Nesse; Sandanger, Marit Irene; Stadsnes, Johan; Zawedde, Annet Eva; Ødegaard, Linn-Kristine Glesnes; Åsnes, Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06)
      The impact of energetic electron precipitation (EEP) on the chemistry of the middle atmosphere (50–90 km) is still an outstanding question as accurate quantification of EEP is lacking due to instrumental challenges and ...

    • GPS Scintillations and Losses of Signal Lock at High Latitudes During the 2015 St. Patrick's Day Storm 

      Jin, Yaqi; Oksavik, Kjellmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09)
      We investigate the Global Positioning System (GPS) amplitude and phase scintillations during a severe geomagnetic storm on 17 March 2015. The auroral oval expanded significantly due to a strongly southward interplanetary ...

    • How Often Do Thermally Excited 630.0 nm Emissions Occur in the Polar Ionosphere? 

      Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne; Johnsen, Magnar Gullikstad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01)
      This paper studies thermally excited emissions in the polar ionosphere derived from European Incoherent Scatter Svalbard radar measurements from the years 2000–2015. The peak occurrence is found around magnetic noon, where ...

    • The impact of sunlight on high-latitude equivalent currents 

      Laundal, Karl Magnus; Gjerløv, Jesper; Østgaard, Nikolai; Reistad, Jone Peter; Haaland, Stein; Snekvik, Kristian; Tenfjord, Paul; Ohtani, Shin-ichi; Milan, Steve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03)
      Ground magnetic field measurements can be mathematically related to an overhead ionospheric equivalent current. In this study we look in detail at how the global equivalent current, calculated using more than 30 years of ...

    • Intensity asymmetries in the dusk sector of the poleward auroral oval due to IMF Bx 

      Reistad, Jone Peter; Østgaard, Nikolai; Laundal, Karl Magnus; Haaland, Stein; Tenfjord, Paul; Snekvik, Kristian; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Milan, Steve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)
      In the exploration of global-scale features of the Earth's aurora, little attention has been given to the radial component of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF). This study investigates the global auroral response in ...

    • Interplanetary Magnetic Field Bx Component Influence on Horizontal and Field-Aligned Currents in the Ionosphere 

      Laundal, Karl Magnus; Reistad, Jone Peter; Finlay, Christopher C.; Østgaard, Nikolai; Tenfjord, Paul; Snekvik, Kristian; Ohma, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05)
      Statistical analyses have shown that the sunward component of the interplanetary magnetic field, Bx (Geocentric Solar Magnetospheric), moderately but significantly affects the auroral intensity. These observations have ...

    • Magnetospheric response and reconfiguration times following IMF By reversals 

      Tenfjord, Paul Arne Riksheim; Østgaard, Nikolai; Strangeway, Robert J.; Haaland, Stein; Snekvik, Kristian; Laundal, Karl Magnus; Reistad, Jone Peter; Milan, Stephen Eric (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01)
      The interaction between the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) and the geomagnetic field at the dayside magnetopause leads to transfer of momentum and energy which changes the magnetospheric configuration, but only after ...

    • Nitric Oxide Response to the April 2010 Electron Precipitation Event: Using WACCM and WACCM‐D With and Without Medium‐Energy Electrons 

      Smith-Johnsen, Christine; Marsh, Daniel R.; Orsolini, Yvan; Tyssøy, Hilde Nesse; Hendrickx, Koen; Sandanger, Marit Irene J.; Ødegaard, Linn-Kristine Glesnes; Stordal, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06-07)
      Energetic electrons from the magnetosphere deposit their energy in the atmosphere and lead to production of nitric oxide (NO) in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere. We study the atmospheric NO response to a geomagnetic ...

    • North-south asymmetries in cold plasma density in the magnetotail lobes: Cluster observations 

      Haaland, Stein; Lybekk, Bjørn; Maes, Lukas; Laundal, Karl Magnus; Pedersen, Amund; Tenfjord, Paul; Ohma, Anders; Østgaard, Nikolai; Reistad, Jone Peter; Snekvik, Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01)
      In this paper, we present observations of cold (0–70 eV) plasma density in the magnetotail lobes. The observations and results are based on 16 years of Cluster observation of spacecraft potential measurements converted ...

    • Observations of asymmetries in ionospheric return flow during different levels of geomagnetic activity 

      Reistad, Jone Peter; Østgaard, Nikolai; Laundal, Karl Magnus; Ohma, Anders; Snekvik, Kristian; Tenfjord, Paul; Grocott, Adrian; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Milan, Steve; Haaland, Stein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06)
      It is known that the magnetic field of the Earth's closed magnetosphere can be highly displaced from the quiet‐day configuration when interacting with the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), an asymmetry largely controlled ...

    • On the contribution of thermal excitation to the total 630.0 nm emissions in the northern cusp ionosphere 

      Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne; Johnsen, Magnar Gullikstad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01)
      Direct impact excitation by precipitating electrons is believed to be the main source of 630.0 nm emissions in the cusp ionosphere. However, this paper investigates a different source, 630.0 emissions caused by thermally ...

    • On the Persistent Shape and Coherence of Pulsating Auroral Patches 

      Humberset, Beate Krøvel; Gjerløv, Jesper; Mann, Ian R.; Michell, Robert; Samara, Marilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05)
      The pulsating aurora covers a broad range of fluctuating shapes that are poorly characterized. The purpose of this paper is therefore to provide objective and quantitative measures of the extent to which pulsating auroral ...

    • Scale size-dependent characteristics of the nightside aurora 

      Humberset, Beate Krøvel; Gjerløv, Jesper; Samara, Marilla; Michell, Robert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02)
      We have determined the spatiotemporal characteristics of the magnetosphere-ionosphere (M-I) coupling using auroral imaging. Observations at fixed positions for an extended period of time are provided by a ground-based ...

    • Seasonal and Solar Cycle Variations of Thermally Excited 630.0 nm Emissions in the Polar Ionosphere 

      Kwagala, Norah Kaggwa; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne; Johnsen, Magnar Gullikstad; Laundal, Karl Magnus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08)
      Solar cycle and seasonal variations have been found in the occurrence of strong thermally excited 630.0 nm emissions in the polar ionosphere. Measurements from the European Incoherent Scatter Svalbard Radar have been used ...

    • Solar Wind and Seasonal Influence on Ionospheric Currents From Swarm and CHAMP Measurements 

      Laundal, Karl Magnus; Finlay, Christopher C.; Olsen, N; Reistad, Jone Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-29)
      We present a new climatological model of the ionospheric current system, determined from magnetic measurements taken by the Challenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) and Swarm satellites. The model describes the horizontal ...