Space Weather: Auroral Arc-Referenced Convection Patterns

高纬度地区电离层电场的详细说明对于国家空间天气计划的研究和业务组成部分都至关重要。这项高纬度电场的研究将通过利用对流模式映射中极光亮度分布的信息来解决这个问题。这将是对流模式第一次与极光模式进行广泛的校准。该研究将产生一种新型的统计对流模型，并在瞬时对流模式的映射方面取得重大进展。新的对流模型和圆弧参考技术将被添加到superdam全球制图分析中。本文将探讨使用改进的对流映射来研究空间天气影响的后果。所有的数据库、模型和工作产生的结果都将通过用户友好的界面在JHU/APL superdam网站上提供给社区。

Specification of the ionospheric electric fields at high latitudes is of critical importance for both the research and operational components of the National Space Weather Program. This study of high-latitude electric fields will address that topic by utilizing information on the distribution of auroral luminosity in the mapping of convection patterns. This will be the first time that convection patterns have been extensively calibrated against auroral patterns. The study will result in a new type of statistical convection model and significant improvements in the mapping of instantaneous convection patterns. The new convection model and the arc-referencing technique will be added to the SuperDARN global mapping analysis. The ramifications of using the improved convection mapping to study space weather effects will be explored. All of the databases, models, and results arising from the work will be made available to the community via user-friendly interfaces at the JHU/APL SuperDARN Web site.