Imaging the May 2024 Extreme Aurora with Ionospheric Total Electron Content
- J C Foster
, - P J Erickson,
- Y Nishimura,
- S R Zhang,
- D C Bush,
- A J Coster,
- P E Meade,
- E Franco-Diaz
P J Erickson
Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Y Nishimura
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Center for Space Physics, Boston University
S R Zhang
Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
D C Bush
Missouri Skies Observatory
A J Coster
Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
P E Meade
Computational Physics Inc
E Franco-Diaz
Computational Physics Inc
Abstract
TEC maps show the intensification and spread of the 11 May 2024 extreme auroral event across the continental US over a 20-minute interval. All sky camera imagery indicates that the TEC enhancement closely matches the westward and equatorward expansion of strong red aurora. Coincident with auroral breakup, individual receiver/satellite data sets show sharp bursts of greatly elevated TEC 50 TECu above background.01 Oct 2024Submitted to ESS Open Archive 04 Oct 2024Published in ESS Open Archive
