• GNSS Scintillations in the Cusp, and the Role of Precipitating Particle Energy Fluxes 

      Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; Jin, Yaqi; Spicher, Andres; St-Maurice, Jean-Pierre; Park, Jaeheung; Billett, Daniel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-16)
      Using a large data set of ground-based GNSS scintillation observations coupled with in situ particle detector data, we perform a statistical analysis of both the input energy flux from precipitating particles, and the observed occurrence of density irregularities in the northern hemisphere cusp. By examining trends in the two data sets relating to geomagnetic activity, we conclude that observations ...
    • Measuring small-scale plasma irregularities in the high-latitude E- and F-regions simultaneously 

      Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; St‐Maurice, Jean-Pierre; Hussey, Glenn C.; Spicher, Andres; Jin, Yaqi; Lozinsky, Adam; Goodwin, Lindsay Victoria; Galeschuk, Draven; Park, Jaeheung; Clausen, Lasse (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-18)
      The ionosphere, Earth’s space environment, exhibits widespread turbulent structuring, or plasma irregularities, visualized by the auroral displays seen in Earth’s polar regions. Such plasma irregularities have been studied for decades, but plasma turbulence remains an elusive phenomenon. We combine scale-dependent measurements from a ground-based radar with satellite observations to characterize ...
    • Steepening Plasma Density Spectra in the Ionosphere: The Crucial Role Played by a Strong E-Region 

      Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; St-Maurice, Jean-Pierre; Jin, Yaqi; Park, Jaeheung; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Spicher, Andres; Kwak, Young-Sil; Clausen, Lasse B. N. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-28)
      Based on the Swarm 16 Hz Advanced Plasma Density data set, and using the Swarm A satellite, we apply automatic detection of spectral breaks in seven million sampled plasma density power spectra in the high-latitude F-region ionosphere. This way, we survey the presence of plasma irregularity dissipation due to an enhanced E-region conductance, caused both by solar photoionization and particle ...