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LIU Xuewang, LI Lei, ZHANG Yiteng, XUE Hongbo. Ionospheric currents and nightside ionospheric magnetic fields calculated by TIE-GCM[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2018, 38(1): 29-36. doi: 10.11728/cjss2018.01.029
Citation: LIU Xuewang, LI Lei, ZHANG Yiteng, XUE Hongbo. Ionospheric currents and nightside ionospheric magnetic fields calculated by TIE-GCM[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2018, 38(1): 29-36. doi: 10.11728/cjss2018.01.029
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Ionospheric currents and nightside ionospheric magnetic fields calculated by TIE-GCM

doi: 10.11728/cjss2018.01.029

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Space Weather, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190;

  • 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049

  • Received Date: 2017-02-14
  • Rev Recd Date: 2017-06-11
  • Publish Date: 2018-01-15
    Abstract
  • In geomagnetic field mapping, the magnetic fields generated by the ionospheric currents are sources of interference that should be removed. In this paper, the ionospheric currents generated by neutral wind, gravity drift and pressure gradient are calculated by Thermosphere-Ionosphere-Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIE-GCM). The global current distribution is used to examine the magnetic field generated by the ionospheric currents at a specific location. The variation of the three components of the magnetic field with latitude has been analyzed. The results show that the current densities in the E layer, especially in the magnetic equator and polar regions, are as high as about 103nA·m-2, while the current densities in the F layer are about 10nA·m-2. The magnetic field between 50°N and 50°S induced by ionospheric currents is about several nT from 22:00LT to 04:00LT in the magnetic quiet day (Kp ≤ 1), and the north-south and radial components of the ionospheric magnetic field are substantially larger than the east-west component. By comparing with CHAMP observation data, it is proven that the TIE-GCM has good performance in calculating ionospheric currents and magnetic fields at low and middle latitudes. However, the results are not very good at high latitudes and TIE-GCM should be improved in order to increase the calculating accuracy.

     

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