Balloon observations of temporal and spatial fluctuations in stratospheric conductivity

Edgar A. Bering; Robert H. Holzworth; Brandon D. Reddell; Michael F. Kokorowski; Akira Kadokura; Hisao Yamagishi; Natsuo Sato; Masaki Ejiri; Haruto Hirosawa; Takamasa Yamagami; Shoji Torii; Fumio Tohyama; Michio Nakagawa; Toshimi Okada

doi:10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.009

Balloon observations of temporal and spatial fluctuations in stratospheric conductivity

Edgar A. Bering^*, Robert H. Holzworth, Brandon D. Reddell, Michael F. Kokorowski, Akira Kadokura, Hisao Yamagishi, Natsuo Sato, Masaki Ejiri, Haruto Hirosawa, Takamasa Yamagami, Shoji Torii, Fumio Tohyama, Michio Nakagawa, Toshimi Okada

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Abstract

The first campaign of the Polar Patrol Balloon (PPB) experiment (1st-PPB) was carried out at Syowa Station in Antarctica during 1990-1991 and 1992-1993. Based on the results of the 1st-PPB experiment, the next campaign (2nd-PPB) was carried out in the austral summer of 2002-2003. This paper will present stratospheric conductivity results from the 2nd-PPB experiment. In that experiment, three balloons were launched for the purpose of upper atmosphere physics observation (three balloons). Payloads of these three flights were identical with each other, and were launched as close together in time as allowed by weather conditions to constitute a cluster of balloons during their flights. Such a "Balloon Cluster" is suitable to observe temporal evolution and spatial distribution of phenomena in the ionospheric regions and boundaries that the balloons traversed during their circumpolar trajectory. More than 20 days of simultaneous fair weather 3-axis electric field and stratospheric conductivity data were obtained at geomagnetic latitudes ranging from sub-auroral to the polar cap. Balloon separation varied from ∼60 to >1000 km. This paper will present stratospheric conductivity observations with emphasis on the temporal and spatial variations that were observed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1434-1449
Number of pages	16
Journal	Advances in Space Research
Volume	35
Issue number	8 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.009
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Antarctic
Balloon
Conductivity
Polar Patrol Balloon (PPB)
Spatial structure
Stratosphere
Time variations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Space and Planetary Science
Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Bering, E. A., Holzworth, R. H., Reddell, B. D., Kokorowski, M. F., Kadokura, A., Yamagishi, H., Sato, N., Ejiri, M., Hirosawa, H., Yamagami, T., Torii, S., Tohyama, F., Nakagawa, M., & Okada, T. (2005). Balloon observations of temporal and spatial fluctuations in stratospheric conductivity. Advances in Space Research, 35(8 SPEC. ISS.), 1434-1449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.009

Bering, EA, Holzworth, RH, Reddell, BD, Kokorowski, MF, Kadokura, A, Yamagishi, H, Sato, N, Ejiri, M, Hirosawa, H, Yamagami, T, Torii, S, Tohyama, F, Nakagawa, M & Okada, T 2005, 'Balloon observations of temporal and spatial fluctuations in stratospheric conductivity', Advances in Space Research, vol. 35, no. 8 SPEC. ISS., pp. 1434-1449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.009

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