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Predawn plasma bubble cluster observed in Southeast Asia
Author(s)
Watthanasangmechai, Kornyanat
Yamamoto, Mamoru
Saito, Akinori
Tsunoda, Roland
Yokoyama, Tatsuhiro
Ishii, Mamoru
Yatini, Clara
Date Issued
June 1, 2016
Type
Article
Abstract
Predawn plasma bubble was detected as deep plasma depletion by GNU Radio Beacon Receiver (GRBR) network and in situ measurement onboard Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F15 (DMSPF15) satellite and was confirmed by sparse GPS network in Southeast Asia. In addition to the deep depletion, the GPS network revealed the coexisting submesoscale irregularities. A deep depletion is regarded as a primary bubble. Submesoscale irregularities are regarded as secondary bubbles. Primary bubble and secondary bubbles appeared together as a cluster with zonal wavelength of 50 km. An altitude of secondary bubbles happened to be lower than that of the primary bubble in the same cluster. The observed pattern of plasma bubble cluster is consistent with the simulation result of the recent high-resolution bubble (HIRB) model. This event is only a single event out of 76 satellite passes at nighttime during 3–25 March 2012 that significantly shows plasma depletion at plasma bubble wall. The inside structure of the primary bubble was clearly revealed from the in situ density data of DMSPF15 satellite and the ground-based GRBR total electron content.
Citation
Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, 121(6), 5868-5879, 2016