Modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere
We have modeled the effects of the Sodankylä Ion Chemistry model (SIC) electron density profiles on VLF propagation across the southern polar region during the first few days of the 4–10 November 2001 solar proton event (SPE). The results show that the SIC model is accurately reproducing the changes...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:1704 2024-06-09T07:49:32+00:00 Modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere Clilverd, Mark A. Rodger, Craig J. Ulich, Thomas Seppala, Annika Turunen, Esa Botman, Aurelein Thomson, Neil R. 2005 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1704/ http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2005/2004JA010922.shtml https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JA010922 unknown American Geophysical Union Clilverd, Mark A. orcid:0000-0002-7388-1529 Rodger, Craig J.; Ulich, Thomas; Seppala, Annika; Turunen, Esa; Botman, Aurelein; Thomson, Neil R. 2005 Modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research, 110 (A9), A09307. 7, pp. https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JA010922 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JA010922> Atmospheric Sciences Space Sciences Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2005 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JA010922 2024-05-15T08:42:16Z We have modeled the effects of the Sodankylä Ion Chemistry model (SIC) electron density profiles on VLF propagation across the southern polar region during the first few days of the 4–10 November 2001 solar proton event (SPE). The results show that the SIC model is accurately reproducing the changes in ionization during the SPE. These results were obtained by approximating the SIC electron density profiles to the Wait β and h′ profiles where the densities were below 1000 el cm−3, a limitation that means during SPEs the technique is typically sensitive in the altitude range 50–60 km. The calculated values of β and h′ were applied to the part of the propagation path poleward of the L = 4 boundary for the Hawaii (NPM)–Halley great circle path. Comparing the change in amplitude of NPM at Halley during the SPE with the GOES satellite proton flux measurements, we observe a good correlation and thus conclude that the variability observed in the VLF data is primarily caused by >50 MeV proton fluxes. This suggests that the SPE produced ionization dominates all other precipitation sources at these altitudes during 4 and 5 November 2001. Consequently, these results suggest that the assumption made during the SIC modeling runs of 4–5 November 2001 of only having proton precipitation and no significant energetic electron precipitation was reasonable. Our work strongly suggests that VLF subionospheric propagation is a reliable tool for the study of SPEs and that it is particularly effective when used in conjunction with an atmospheric model such as SIC. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sodankylä Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Sodankylä ENVELOPE(26.600,26.600,67.417,67.417) Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 110 A9 |
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We have modeled the effects of the Sodankylä Ion Chemistry model (SIC) electron density profiles on VLF propagation across the southern polar region during the first few days of the 4–10 November 2001 solar proton event (SPE). The results show that the SIC model is accurately reproducing the changes in ionization during the SPE. These results were obtained by approximating the SIC electron density profiles to the Wait β and h′ profiles where the densities were below 1000 el cm−3, a limitation that means during SPEs the technique is typically sensitive in the altitude range 50–60 km. The calculated values of β and h′ were applied to the part of the propagation path poleward of the L = 4 boundary for the Hawaii (NPM)–Halley great circle path. Comparing the change in amplitude of NPM at Halley during the SPE with the GOES satellite proton flux measurements, we observe a good correlation and thus conclude that the variability observed in the VLF data is primarily caused by >50 MeV proton fluxes. This suggests that the SPE produced ionization dominates all other precipitation sources at these altitudes during 4 and 5 November 2001. Consequently, these results suggest that the assumption made during the SIC modeling runs of 4–5 November 2001 of only having proton precipitation and no significant energetic electron precipitation was reasonable. Our work strongly suggests that VLF subionospheric propagation is a reliable tool for the study of SPEs and that it is particularly effective when used in conjunction with an atmospheric model such as SIC. |
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Clilverd, Mark A. Rodger, Craig J. Ulich, Thomas Seppala, Annika Turunen, Esa Botman, Aurelein Thomson, Neil R. |
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Clilverd, Mark A. Rodger, Craig J. Ulich, Thomas Seppala, Annika Turunen, Esa Botman, Aurelein Thomson, Neil R. |
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Modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere |
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Modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere |
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Modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere |
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Modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere |
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Modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere |
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modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere |
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American Geophysical Union |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/1704/ http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2005/2004JA010922.shtml https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JA010922 |
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Clilverd, Mark A. orcid:0000-0002-7388-1529 Rodger, Craig J.; Ulich, Thomas; Seppala, Annika; Turunen, Esa; Botman, Aurelein; Thomson, Neil R. 2005 Modeling a large solar proton event in the southern polar atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research, 110 (A9), A09307. 7, pp. https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JA010922 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JA010922> |
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