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The structure of the mid- and high-latitude ionosphere during the November 2004 storm event obtained from GPS observations

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GPS data from the International GNSS Service (IGS) network were used to study the development of the severe geomagnetic storm of November 7–12, 2004, in the total electron content (TEC) on a global scale. The TEC maps were produced for analyzing the storm. For producing the maps over European and North American sectors, GPS measurements from more than 100 stations were used. The dense network of GPS stations provided TEC measurements with a high temporal and spatial resolution. To present the temporal and spatial variation of TEC during the storm, differential TEC maps relative to a quiet day (November 6, 2004) were created.

The features of geomagnetic storm attributed to the complex development of ionospheric storm depend on latitude, longitude and local time. The positive, as well as negative effects were detected in TEC variations as a consequence of the evolution of the geomagnetic storm. The maximal effect was registered in the subauroral/auroral ionosphere during substorm activity in the evening and night period. The latitudinal profiles obtained from TEC maps for Europe gave rise to the storm-time dynamic of the ionospheric trough, which was detected on November 7 and 9 at latitudes below 50°N. In the report, features of the response of TEC to the storm for European and North American sectors are analyzed.

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    Andrzej Krankowski & Lubomir W. Baran

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    Irk I. Shagimuratov & Galina Yakimova

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Krankowski, A., Shagimuratov, I.I., Baran, L.W. et al. The structure of the mid- and high-latitude ionosphere during the November 2004 storm event obtained from GPS observations. Acta Geophys. 55, 490–508 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11600-007-0033-3

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