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Scintillations in the Southern Europe during the geomagnetic storm of June 2015: analysis of a plasma bubbles spill-off using local data
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A. L. Morozova

Abstract

The sensitivity of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)  receivers to ionospheric disturbances and their constant growth is nowadays resulting in an increased concern of GNSS-users about the impacts of ionospheric disturbances at mid-latitudes. The geomagnetic storm of June 22-23, 2015, is an example of a rare phenomenon of a spill-over of equatorial plasma bubbles well north from their habitual region of ~+/- 20º around the magnetic equator.

We study the occurrence of small- and medium-scale irregularities in Southern Europe by analysing the behaviour of the amplitude scintillation index S4 and of the Rate Of Total Electron Content Index (ROTI) during the geomagnetic storm of June 22-23, 2015. To the scope, we leverage data obtained by local GNSS receivers for scintillation monitoring located in Lisbon (Portugal) and Lampedusa (Italy). Data is complemented with total electron content (TEC) data both from the local GNSS receivers and from global ionospheric maps.

The multi-source data allows for a better understanding of the ionospheric dynamic during the studied event.

EGU General Assembly 2024
Vienna, Austria
2024 April

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Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra
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