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Imaging the May 2024 Extreme Aurora with Ionospheric Total Electron Content
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  • J C Foster,
  • P J Erickson,
  • Y Nishimura,
  • S R Zhang,
  • D C Bush,
  • A J Coster,
  • P E Meade,
  • E Franco-Diaz
J C Foster
Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Corresponding Author:[email protected]

Author Profile
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.

Peer review timeline

01 Oct 2024Submitted to ESS Open Archive
04 Oct 2024Published in ESS Open Archive