GPS observations at quasi-conjugate points under disturbed conditions

• Published in: Acta Geophysica
• Main Authors: Momani, Mohammad, Mohd Ali, Mohd, Yatim, Baharudin, Abdullah, Mardina, Misran, Norbahia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2008
• Subjects: Geophysics; Arctic; Cornwallis; Scott Base; Cornwallis Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11600-008-0048-4

Abstract The conjugacy effects of the GPS scintillation activities during the geomagnetic storms of October 2003, November 2003 and July 2004 have been investigated at the approximately geomagnetically conjugate stations: Scott Base, Antarctica (SBA) and Resolute Cornwallis Island (RESO) in the high Arctic region. The measurements aim at investigation of the similarities and differences of the scintillation activities occurring at the conjugate points in the polar regions under storm conditions and examine the relationship between the Storm Enhanced Density (SED) and scintillation activity. The measurements of the scintillation activities obtained from total scintillation index during these storm periods at both hemispheres showed asymmetry in the ionospheric scintillation occurrence at the conjugate points. Pronounced scintillation activity was observed at the nightside hemisphere with the total scintillation index higher than at the dayside hemisphere. The results also show that the durations of severe scintillation activity were longer at the nightside hemisphere. The measurements showed that the intense scintillation periods were corresponding to the presence of the SED events where more pronounced SED events were observed over the nightside hemisphere.