Effect of the IMF B y component on the ionospheric flow overhead at EISCAT: observations and theory

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: H. Khan, S. W. H. Cowley
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2000
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; The ''Y''; Tromsø; EISCAT
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00585-001-1503-6; https://doaj.org/article/40c3a34e7eaf44f6baee1926a607950e

We have analysed a database of ∼300 h of tristatic ionospheric velocity measurements obtained overhead at Tromsø (66.3° magnetic latitude) by the EISCAT UHF radar system, for the presence of flow effects associated with the y -component of the IMF. Since it is already known that the flow...