Evening Solar Terminator Waves in Earth's Thermosphere: Neutral Wind Signatures Observed by ICON‐MIGHTI

Gasque, L. Claire; Harding, Brian J.; Immel, Thomas J.; Wu, Yen‐Jung; Triplett, Colin C.; Vadas, Sharon L.; Becker, Erich; Maute, Astrid

doi:10.1029/2023ja032274

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Evening Solar Terminator Waves in Earth's Thermosphere: Neutral Wind Signatures Observed by ICON‐MIGHTI

2024
By Gasque, L. Claire ; Harding, Brian J. ; Immel, Thomas J. ; ...
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 129(2)

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The moving solar terminator (ST) generates atmospheric disturbances, broadly termed solar terminator waves (STWs). Despite theoretically recurring daily, STWs remain poorly understood, partially due to measurement challenges near the ST. Analyzing Michelson Interferometer for Global High‐resolution Thermospheric Imaging (MIGHTI) data from NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) observatory, we present observations of STW signatures in thermospheric neutral winds, including the first reported meridional wind signatures. Seasonal analysis reveals STWs are most prominent during solstices, when they intersect the ST about ∼20° latitude from the equator in the winter hemisphere and have phase fronts inclined at a ∼40° angle to the ST. We also provide the first observed STW altitude profiles, revealing large vertical wavelengths above 200 km. Comparing these observations to four different models suggests the STWs likely originate directly or indirectly from waves from below 97 km. STWs may play an under‐recognized role in the daily variability of the thermosphere‐ionosphere system, warranting further study.
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