DRivers and Impacts of Ionospheric Variability with EISCAT_3D (DRIIVE)
- 1British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain – England, Scotland, Wales (andkav@bas.ac.uk)
- *A full list of authors appears at the end of the abstract
EISCAT_3D provides an unprecedented opportunity to study key processes in the auroral latitude ionosphere across multiple scales.
DRIIVE exploits the unique capabilities of EISCAT_3D to identify the key atmospheric and space weather drivers of variability in the ionosphere-thermosphere system, and to determine the impact of small-scale processes on thermospheric density and the satellite orbital environment.
The project will identify the effects of lower atmosphere forcing and changes to local composition, while measuring energy input from space weather processes. Findings on the impact of small-scale changes will be fed into the next generation of large-scale models, working closely with stakeholders across the space and atmosphere communities. DRIIVE involves 24 scientists from 19 UK institutes, partnering with international colleagues from 9 other countries.
This poster provides an overview of the project science, key data sets and techniques that will be applied to advance our understanding of multi-scale processes in the ionosphere.
A. Aruliah (UCL), I. Astin (Bath), M. Brown (Birmingham), M. Clilverd (BAS), I. Cnossen (BAS), M. Dunlop (RAL), S. Elvidge (Birmingham), W. Feng (Leeds), A. Grocott (Lancaster), N. Hindley (Bath), H. Lewis (Southampton), D. Marsh (Leeds), I. McCrea (RAL), C. Mitchell (Bath), T. Moffat-Griffin (BAS), D. Newnham (BAS), C. Scott (Reading), D. Themens (Birmingham), M. Walach (Lancaster), C. Wright (Bath), D. Wright (Leicester).
How to cite: Kavanagh, A. and the DRIIVE Collaboration: DRivers and Impacts of Ionospheric Variability with EISCAT_3D (DRIIVE), EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-2408, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-2408, 2023.
