EGU23-17023
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-17023
EGU General Assembly 2023
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Ionospheric electric fields associated with seismo-ionospheric precursors and ionospheric storms observed by FORMOSAT-5/AIP

Jann-Yenq Liu1,2,3, Fu-Yuan Chang2, Yuh-Ing Chen4, and Chi-Kuang Chao2
Jann-Yenq Liu et al.
  • 1Center for Astronautical Physics and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City, TAIWAN (jyliu@jupiter.ss.ncu.edu.tw)
  • 2Department of Space Science and Engineering, National Central University, Taoyuan City, TAIWAN
  • 3Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research, National Central University, Taoyuan City, TAIWAN
  • 4Graduate Institute of Statistics, National Central University, Taoyuan City, TAIWAN

The mission of Advanced Ionospheric Probe (AIP) onboard FORMOSAT-5 (F5) satellite is to detect seismo-ionospheric precursors (SIPs) and observe ionospheric weathers.  F5/AIP plasma quantities in nighttime of 22:30 LT (local time) and the total electron content (TEC) of the global ionosphere map (GIM) are used to study SIPs of an M7.3 earthquake in the Iran-Iraq Border area on 12 November as well as two positive storms on 7 and 21-22 November 2017.  The TEC and the F5/AIP ion density/temperature anomalously increase over the epicenter area on 3-4 November (day 9-8 before the earthquake) and on the two storm days.  The anomalous TEC increase frequently appearing specifically in a small area near the epicenter day 9-8 before the earthquake indicates the SIP being observed, while those frequently occurring at worldwide high-latitudes are signatures of the two positive storms.  TEC increase anomalies most frequently appearing in the Iran-Iraq Border area on 21-22 November (day 10-9 before) is coincidently followed by an M6.1 earthquake on 1 December 2017, which again meets the temporal SIP characteristic.  The F5/AIP ion velocity uncovers that the SIPs of the two earthquakes are caused by eastward seismo-generated electric fields, and the two positive storms are due to the prompt penetration electric fields.

How to cite: Liu, J.-Y., Chang, F.-Y., Chen, Y.-I., and Chao, C.-K.: Ionospheric electric fields associated with seismo-ionospheric precursors and ionospheric storms observed by FORMOSAT-5/AIP, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-17023, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-17023, 2023.