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Observational evidence of interaction between Equatorial Plasma Bubble, Medium-scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances, and Midnight Brightness Wave at low latitudes
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  • Cosme Alexandre O. B. Figueiredo,
  • Cristiano M. Wrasse,
  • Hisao Takahashi,
  • Yuichi Otsuka,
  • Kazuo Shiokawa,
  • Ricardo A. Buriti,
  • Igo Paulino,
  • Diego Barros
Cosme Alexandre O. B. Figueiredo
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais

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Cristiano M. Wrasse
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
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Hisao Takahashi
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
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Yuichi Otsuka
Nagoya University
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Kazuo Shiokawa
Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University
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Ricardo A. Buriti
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
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Igo Paulino
Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
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Diego Barros
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
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Abstract

An interesting interaction between equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs), medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbance (MSTID), and midnight brightness wave (MBW) were observed at Cachoeira Paulista, Brazil (22.7°S, 45.0°W, magnetic dip latitude ~20°S) by all-sky images of OI 630 nm emission, on the night of September 17-18, 2015. The EPBs were observed moving eastward while the MSTID propagated northwestward with the wavefront aligned to southwest-northeast. The MBW was observed propagating to south-southwest. After interaction with MSTIDs, the EPBs tilted and became larger and narrower. This effect could be associated with the x drift and also with changes in the neutral wind. Furthermore, the MBW also interacted with EPB and filled the EPB edge with plasma.