Analysis of Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Response to the 2020 Patagonian Solar Eclipse

Autores
Meza, Amalia Margarita; Eylenstein, Bernardo Enrique; Natali, Maria Paula; Bosch, Guillermo Luis; Moirano, Juan Francisco; Chalar, Elfriede
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2021
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Total solar eclipses are unique opportunities to study how the ionospheric and external geomagnetic field responds to fast changes in the ionizing flux as the moon’s shadow travels through its path over the ionosphere at an average speed of 3,000 km/h. In this contribution, we describe our observing campaign in which we set up GNSS and geomagnetic stations at the city of Valcheta, Río Negro, Argentina (which was located right under the path of totality). We also describe the results obtained from the analysis of the combination of on-site data together with publicly available observations from geodetic and geomagnetic observatories. The large span in latitude of our data allowed us to analyze the different magnitudes of the drop in vertical total electron content (ΔVTEC) with varying occultation percentages. We found an expected reduction in this drop as we move away from totality path but we also detected a new increment in ΔVTEC as we got closer to Earth’s Magnetic Equator. We also compared our observations of the geomagnetic field variations with predictions that were based on the Ashour-Chapman model and we find an overall good agreement, although a ≈20 min delay with the eclipse maximum is evident beyond observing uncertainties. This suggests the presence of processes that delay the response of the lower ionosphere to the loss of the photoionization flux.
Fil: Meza, Amalia Margarita. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Eylenstein, Bernardo Enrique. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: Natali, Maria Paula. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Bosch, Guillermo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Moirano, Juan Francisco. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Chalar, Elfriede. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysis of Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Response to the 2020 Patagonian Solar Eclipse
title Analysis of Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Response to the 2020 Patagonian Solar Eclipse
spellingShingle Analysis of Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Response to the 2020 Patagonian Solar Eclipse
Meza, Amalia Margarita
E-LAYER
EARTH IONOSPHERE
F-LAYER
GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS
SOLAR ECLIPSES
title_short Analysis of Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Response to the 2020 Patagonian Solar Eclipse
title_full Analysis of Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Response to the 2020 Patagonian Solar Eclipse
title_fullStr Analysis of Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Response to the 2020 Patagonian Solar Eclipse
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Response to the 2020 Patagonian Solar Eclipse
title_sort Analysis of Ionospheric and Geomagnetic Response to the 2020 Patagonian Solar Eclipse
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Meza, Amalia Margarita
Eylenstein, Bernardo Enrique
Natali, Maria Paula
Bosch, Guillermo Luis
Moirano, Juan Francisco
Chalar, Elfriede
author Meza, Amalia Margarita
author_facet Meza, Amalia Margarita
Eylenstein, Bernardo Enrique
Natali, Maria Paula
Bosch, Guillermo Luis
Moirano, Juan Francisco
Chalar, Elfriede
author_role author
author2 Eylenstein, Bernardo Enrique
Natali, Maria Paula
Bosch, Guillermo Luis
Moirano, Juan Francisco
Chalar, Elfriede
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv E-LAYER
EARTH IONOSPHERE
F-LAYER
GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS
SOLAR ECLIPSES
topic E-LAYER
EARTH IONOSPHERE
F-LAYER
GEOMAGNETIC FIELDS
SOLAR ECLIPSES
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Total solar eclipses are unique opportunities to study how the ionospheric and external geomagnetic field responds to fast changes in the ionizing flux as the moon’s shadow travels through its path over the ionosphere at an average speed of 3,000 km/h. In this contribution, we describe our observing campaign in which we set up GNSS and geomagnetic stations at the city of Valcheta, Río Negro, Argentina (which was located right under the path of totality). We also describe the results obtained from the analysis of the combination of on-site data together with publicly available observations from geodetic and geomagnetic observatories. The large span in latitude of our data allowed us to analyze the different magnitudes of the drop in vertical total electron content (ΔVTEC) with varying occultation percentages. We found an expected reduction in this drop as we move away from totality path but we also detected a new increment in ΔVTEC as we got closer to Earth’s Magnetic Equator. We also compared our observations of the geomagnetic field variations with predictions that were based on the Ashour-Chapman model and we find an overall good agreement, although a ≈20 min delay with the eclipse maximum is evident beyond observing uncertainties. This suggests the presence of processes that delay the response of the lower ionosphere to the loss of the photoionization flux.
Fil: Meza, Amalia Margarita. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Eylenstein, Bernardo Enrique. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
Fil: Natali, Maria Paula. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Bosch, Guillermo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas. Instituto de Astrofísica La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Moirano, Juan Francisco. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Chalar, Elfriede. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Astronómicas y Geofísicas; Argentina
description Total solar eclipses are unique opportunities to study how the ionospheric and external geomagnetic field responds to fast changes in the ionizing flux as the moon’s shadow travels through its path over the ionosphere at an average speed of 3,000 km/h. In this contribution, we describe our observing campaign in which we set up GNSS and geomagnetic stations at the city of Valcheta, Río Negro, Argentina (which was located right under the path of totality). We also describe the results obtained from the analysis of the combination of on-site data together with publicly available observations from geodetic and geomagnetic observatories. The large span in latitude of our data allowed us to analyze the different magnitudes of the drop in vertical total electron content (ΔVTEC) with varying occultation percentages. We found an expected reduction in this drop as we move away from totality path but we also detected a new increment in ΔVTEC as we got closer to Earth’s Magnetic Equator. We also compared our observations of the geomagnetic field variations with predictions that were based on the Ashour-Chapman model and we find an overall good agreement, although a ≈20 min delay with the eclipse maximum is evident beyond observing uncertainties. This suggests the presence of processes that delay the response of the lower ionosphere to the loss of the photoionization flux.
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