Studying ionospheric plasma processes with the Swarm satellites and ground-based receivers

Stephan C Buchert

Presentation information

[EE] Oral

P (Space and Planetary Sciences) » P-EM Solar-Terrestrial Sciences, Space Electromagnetism & Space Environment

[P-EM15] [EE] Study of coupling processes in solar-terrestrial system

Thu. May 25, 2017 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM A03 (Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall)

convener:Mamoru Yamamoto(Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University), Yasunobu Ogawa(National Institute of Polar Research), Satonori Nozawa(Institute for Space-Earth Environment Research), Akimasa Yoshikawa(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyushu University), Chairperson:Satonori Nozawa(Institute for Space-Earth Environment Research), Chairperson:Mamoru Yamamoto(Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University)

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

[PEM15-09] Studying ionospheric plasma processes with the Swarm satellites and ground-based receivers

★Invited papers

*Stephan C Buchert¹ (1.IRF Swedish Institute of Space Physics Uppsala)

Keywords:Ionosphere, F region, Irregularities

The three ESA Swarm satellites have been orbit since November 2013 collecting, among other data, particularly high precision measurements of the magnetic field and observations of electron density and temperature as well as ion drift. Owing to their polar orbits high latitude processes can be studied as well as phenomena at equatorial and mid-latitudes. Studies have been particularly effective when combined with ground-based radars and receivers. I'll present an overview of what has been achieved at both high and equatorial latitudes.