Abstract
We conducted a statistical study of polar mesospheric summer echoes (PMSEs) in
relation to magnetic local time (MLT), considering the geomagnetic conditions
using the K-index (or K). Additionally, we performed a case study to examine the
velocity profile, specifically for high velocities (≥ ~100 m/s) varying
with high temporal resolution at high K-index values. This study utilized the
PMSE data obtained from the mesosphere–stratosphere–troposphere
radar located in Esrange, Sweden (63.7°N, 21°E). The change in
K-index in terms of MLT was high (K ≥ 4) from 23 to 04 MLT, estimated for
the time PMSE was present. During the near-midnight period (0–4 MLT),
both PMSE occurrence and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) displayed an asymmetric
structure with upper curves for K ≥ 3 and lower curves for K < 3.
Furthermore, the occurrence of high velocities peaked at 3–4 MLT for K
≥ 3. From case studies focusing on the 0–3 MLT period, we observed
persistent eastward-biased high velocities (≥ 200 m/s) prevailing for ~18
min. These high velocities were accompanied with the systematic motion of
profiles at 85–88 km, including large shear formation. Importantly, the
rapid variations observed in velocity could not be attributed to neutral wind
effects. The present findings suggest a strong substorm influence on PMSE,
especially in the midnight and early dawn sectors. The large zonal drift
observed in PMSE were potentially energized by local electromagnetic fields or
the global convection field induced by the electron precipitation during
substorms.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute
Publisher
The Korean Space Science Society
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Physics and Astronomy
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