The global response of terrestrial ionosphere to the December 2015 space weather event |
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Institution: | 1. Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram 695022, India;2. National Center for Earth Science Studies, Thiruvananthapuram 695011, India |
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Abstract: | This paper investigates the ionospheric storm of December 19–21, 2015, which was initiated by two successive CME eruptions that caused a G3 space weather event. We used the in situ electron density (Ne) and electron temperature (Te) and the Total Electron Content (TEC) measurements from SWARM-A satellite, as well as the O/N2 observations from TIMED/GUVI to study the ionospheric impact. The observations reveal the longitudinal and hemispherical differences in the ionospheric response to the storm event. A positive ionospheric storm was observed over the American, African and Asian regions on 20 December, and the next day showed a negative storm. Both these exhibited hemispheric differences. A positive storm was observed over the East Pacific region on 21 December. It is seen that the net effect of both the disturbance dynamo electric field and composition differences become important in explaining the observed variability in topside ionospheric densities. In addition, we also discuss the Te variations that occurred as a consequence of the space weather event. |
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Keywords: | Interplanetary coronal mass ejection Terrestrial ionosphere Electron density Electron temperature |
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