First Detections of Ionospheric Plasma Density Irregularities from GOES Geostationary GPS Observations during Geomagnetic Storms
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Case-Study of Geomagnetic Storm on 7–8 September 2017
3.2. Case-Study of Geomagnetic Storm on 25–26 August 2018
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Cherniak, I.; Zakharenkova, I.; Gleason, S.; Hunt, D. First Detections of Ionospheric Plasma Density Irregularities from GOES Geostationary GPS Observations during Geomagnetic Storms. Atmosphere 2024, 15, 1065. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15091065
Cherniak I, Zakharenkova I, Gleason S, Hunt D. First Detections of Ionospheric Plasma Density Irregularities from GOES Geostationary GPS Observations during Geomagnetic Storms. Atmosphere. 2024; 15(9):1065. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15091065
Chicago/Turabian StyleCherniak, Iurii, Irina Zakharenkova, Scott Gleason, and Douglas Hunt. 2024. "First Detections of Ionospheric Plasma Density Irregularities from GOES Geostationary GPS Observations during Geomagnetic Storms" Atmosphere 15, no. 9: 1065. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15091065