Space Weather Study Using Multipoint Techniques, Proceedings of the COSPAR Colloquium

Ling-Hsiao Lyu (Eds.)978-0-08-044057-6

Magnetic storms may cause damage to satellites, radiation hazard to astronauts, disruption of radio communications, and interruption of ground electric power lines. Space weather prediction becomes an important issue to be addressed in the twenty-first century. International Solar Terrestrial Program (ISTP) employs five satellites to probe the solar wind and magnetosphere, providing valuable information for space weather prediction. The Asia-Pacific region is becoming one of the economic centers in the world. The continuous drive for scientific and technological progress in parallel is evidenced by the establishment of many space research organizations in many countries of this area. In Taiwan, the National Space Program Office (NSPO) established her third satellite program — COSMIC (Constellation Obsering Systems for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate), which is a science experiment to demonstrate the utility of atmospheric radio limb soundings from a constellation of six low-earth orbiting satellites in operational weather prediction, space weather monitoring, and climate monitoring and research. In order to provide a forum to discuss the many new results in this rapid-moving field and to forge international collaborations, a three-day COSPAR Colloquium on “Space Weather Study Using Multipoint Techniques” was held. This colloquium have provided a forum for experts from the international community to present new results on the timely topic “space weather”.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Preface
Pages v-vi
Ling-Hsiao Lyu, Wing H.^Ip

Opening address of the cospar president to the COSPAR colloquium on space weather study using multi-point techniques
Pages vii-viii

Predicting geomagnetic storms as a space weather project Original Research Article
Pages 3-20
S.-I. Akasofu

Descriptions of coronal streamer structures during the rising phase of cycle 23 Original Research Article
Pages 23-30
M.D. Andrews, S.T. Wu

Taiwan oscillation network: Probing the solar interior Original Research Article
Pages 31-37
Dean-Yi Chou, TON Team

Space weather study using combined coronagraphic and in situ observations Original Research Article
Pages 39-47
N. Gopalswamy

The secchi solar plasma imager for stereo Original Research Article
Pages 49-54
D.J. Michels

Tomographic analysis of solar wind structure using interplanetary scintillation Original Research Article
Pages 55-59
M. Kojima, K. Fujiki, M. Tokumaru, T. Ohmi, Y. Shimizu, A. Yokobe, B.V. Jackson, P.L. Hick

Polar plumes in coronal expansion Original Research Article
Pages 61-67
Wing-Huen Ip

Solar coronal heating and weak fast shocks Original Research Article
Pages 69-72
L.C. Lee, B.H. Wu

An algorithm of calculation for the motion of looplike coronal mass ejections Original Research Article
Pages 73-83
Tyan Yeh

Upstream shocks and interplanetary magnetic cloud speed and expansion: Sun, WIND, and Earth observations Original Research Article
Pages 87-96
R.P. Lepping, D. Berdichevsky, A. Szabo, A.J. Lazarus, B.J. Thompson

Electromagnetic electron and proton cyclotron waves in geospace: A cassini snapshot Original Research Article
Pages 97-125
B.T. Tsurutani, J.K. Arballo, X.-Y. Zhou, C. Galvan, J.K. Chao

Models for the size and shape of the earth’s magnetopause and bow shock Original Research Article
Pages 127-135
J.K. Chao, D.J. Wu, C.-H. Lin, Y.-H. Yang, X.Y. Wang, M. Kessel, S.H. Chen, R.P. Lepping

Interplanetary shock effects on the nightside auroral zone, magnetosphere and ionosphere Original Research Article
Pages 139-147
X.-Y. Zhou, B.T. Tsurutani

Development of an integrated predictive MHD space weather model from the solar surface to the Earth’s upper atmosphere Original Research Article
Pages 149-161
C.R. Clauer, T.I. Gombosi, K.G. Powell, Q.F. Stout, G. Toth, D. DeZeeuw, A.J. Ridley, R.A. Wolf, R.G. Roble, T.E. Holzer

Substorms and magnetic storms from the satellite charging perspective Original Research Article
Pages 163-173
J.F. Fennell, J.L. Roeder, H.C. Koons

Propagation of sudden impulses in the magnetosphere: Linear and nonlinear waves Original Research Article
Pages 175-180
Dong-Hun Lee, Mary K. Hudson

Multi-spacecraft studies in aid of space weather specification and understanding Original Research Article
Pages 181-189
V. Angelopoulos, M. Temerin, I. Roth, F.S. Mozer, D. Weimer, M.R. Hairston

The electron density distribution in the polar cap: Its variability with seasons, and its response to magnetic activity Original Research Article
Pages 193-202
Harri Laakso, Réjean Grard

Two-level mesopause and its variations from uarshrdi temperature data Original Research Article
Pages 203-206
S. Thulasiraman, J.B. Nee

The application of high latitude ionosphere radars for space weather research Original Research Article
Pages 209-220
J. Röttger

Magnetospheric substorms: An inner-magnetospheric modeling perspective Original Research Article
Pages 221-229
R.A. Wolf, F.R. Toffoletto, R.W. Spiro, M. Hesse, J. Birn

High-latitude electrodynamics from a multi-array nonlinear geomagnetic model Original Research Article
Pages 231-236
D. Vassiliadis, A.J. Klimas, B.-H. Ahn, R.J. Parks, A. Viljanen, K. Yumoto

Magnetic impulse events and related PC 1 waves in the cusp and libl region observed by a ground magnetometer network Original Research Article
Pages 237-241
H. Fukunishi, R. Kataoka, L.J. Lanzerotti

Simultaneous ground-based observations of electric and magnetic field variations near the magnetic equator for space weather study Original Research Article
Pages 243-247
K. Yumoto, M. Shinohara, K. Nozaki, E.A. Orosco, Fr. V. Badillo, D. Bringas, the CPMN and WestPac Observation Groups

Global positioning system studies of ionospheric irregularities: A technical review Original Research Article
Pages 249-254
T.L. Beach

Equatorial PC5 associated with moving current vortices in the high-latitude ionosphere Original Research Article
Pages 255-258
T. Motoba, T. Kikuchi, H. Lühr, H. Tachihara, T.-I. Kitamura, T. Okuzawa

System phase bias estimation of the Chung-Li VHF radar Original Research Article
Pages 259-264
R.M. Kuong, Y.H. Chu, S.Y. Su, C.L. Su

Effects of lightning on the middle and upper atmosphere: Some new results Original Research Article
Pages 267-274
D.D. Sentman, H.C. Stenbaek-Nielsen, E.M. Wescott, M.J. Heavner, D.R. Moudry, F. São Sabbas

Fine structure of sprites and proposed global observatiions Original Research Article
Pages 275-282
S.B. Mende, H.U. Frey, R.L. Rairden, Han-Tzong Su, R-R Hsu, T.H. Allin, T. Neubert, E.A. Gerken, U.S. Inan

Spatial and temporal structures of sprites and elves observed by array photometers Original Research Article
Pages 283-288
H. Fukunishi, Y. Watanabe, A. Uchida, Y. Takahashi

Observation of angel sprites Original Research Article
Pages 289-294
H.T. Su, R.R. Hsu, Alfred B. Chen, S.F. Chen, S.B. Mende, R.L. Rairden, T.H. Allin, T. Neubert

The atmospheric correction algorithm of ROCSAT-1/OCI data Original Research Article
Pages 295-300
Shih-Jen Huang, Gin-Rong Liu, Tang-Huang Lin, Tsung-Hua Kuo

First measurement of scintillation and attenuation of 19.5 GHz beacon signal for experimental communication payload of ROCSAT-1 Original Research Article
Pages 301-306
Yen-Hsyang Chu, Shun-Peng Shih, Ging-Shing Liu

A new method of retrieving water vapor content using ground-based rdiometer with single band Original Research Article
Pages 307-312
Shun-Peng Shih, Yen-Hsyang Chu

Modeling, tracking and inverting the tropospheric radio occultation signals Original Research Article
Pages 315-323
S.V. Sokolovskiy

Active limb sounding of atmospheric refractivity and dry temperature profiles by GPS/MET occultation Original Research Article
Pages 325-328
Yuei-An Liou, Cheng-Yung Huang

A study on the cosmic electron density profile Original Research Article
Pages 329-333
H.F. Tsai, D.D. Feng, J.Y. Liu, C.H. Liu, W.H. Tsai

Space geodesy and climate change studies using COSMIC mission Original Research Article
Pages 335-339
C.K. Shumxe, Christopher Cox, Benjamin F. Chao

Global ionosphere dynamics inferred from topside sounding Original Research Article
Pages 341-345
S.A. Pulinets, I.A. Safronova

Does space weather really matter on the ground? Original Research Article
Pages 349-357
Ingrid Sandahl

Author index
Pages 359-360