Observational evidence of interaction between Equatorial Plasma Bubble,
Medium-scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances, and Midnight Brightness
Wave at low latitudes
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.