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Mid-latitude ionospheric disturbances due to geomagnetic storms at iss altitudes (Document No: 20150002545)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Parker, Linda Neergaard Minow, Joseph I. Willis, Emily M. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | Spacecraft charging of the International Space Station (ISS) is dominated by the interaction of the high voltage US solar arrays with the F2-region ionospheric plasma environment. We are working to fully understand the charging behavior of the ISS solar arrays and determine how well future charging behavior can be predicted from in-situ measurements of plasma density and temperature. One aspect of this work is a need to characterize the magnitude of electron density and temperature variations that may be encountered at ISS orbital altitudes (approximately 400 km), the latitudes over which they occur, and the time periods for which the disturbances persist. We will present preliminary results from a study of ionospheric disturbances in the "mid-latitude" region defined as the approximately 30 - 60 degree extra-equatorial magnetic latitudes sampled by ISS. The study is focused on geomagnetic storm periods because they are well known drivers for disturbances in the high-latitude and mid-latitude ionospheric plasma. Changes in the F2 peak electron density obtained from ground based ionosonde records are compared to in-situ electron density and temperature measurements from the CHAMP and ISS spacecraft at altitudes near, or above, the F2 peak. Results from a number of geomagnetic storms will be presented and their potential impact on ISS charging will be discussed. |
| File Size | 29972 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20150002545 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5r83bn9w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-12-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Physics Geophysics In Situ Measurement Solar Arrays Density Measurement Electron Density Concentration Plasmas Physics Variations High Voltages Ground Truth Plasma Density Geomagnetic Latitude International Space Station Atmospheric Temperature Spacecraft Charging Ionospheric Disturbances Ionosondes Magnetic Storms Photovoltaic Conversion Altitude Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
