Lasse Clausen

• Wood, Alan G.; Donegan-Lawley, Elizabeth E.; Clausen, Lasse; Spogli, Luca; Urbář, Jaroslav & Jin, Yaqi [Show all 20 contributors for this article] (2024). Statistical models of the variability of plasma in the topside ionosphere: 1. Development and optimisation. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate. ISSN 2115-7251. 14. doi: 10.1051/swsc/2024002.
• Spogli, Luca; Jin, Yaqi; Urbář, Jaroslav; Wood, Alan G.; Donegan-Lawley, Elizabeth E. & Clausen, Lasse [Show all 20 contributors for this article] (2024). Statistical models of the variability of plasma in the topside ionosphere: 2. Performance assessment. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate. ISSN 2115-7251. 14. doi: 10.1051/swsc/2024003.
• Buschmann, Lisa Marie; Clausen, Lasse; Spicher, Andres; Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek (2024). Statistical Studies of Plasma Structuring in the Auroral Ionosphere by the Swarm Satellites. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 129(2). doi: 10.1029/2023JA032097.
• Ssessanga, Nicholas; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Clausen, Lasse & Kotova, Daria (2023). Performance Analysis of a Strong Constraint 4DVar and 4DEnVar on Regional Ionosphere Imaging. Space Weather. ISSN 1542-7390. 21(12). doi: 10.1029/2023SW003584. Full text in Research Archive
• Jin, Yaqi; Moen, Jøran Idar; Spicher, Andres; Liu, Jianjun; Clausen, Lasse & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek (2023). Ionospheric Flow Vortex Induced by the Sudden Decrease in the Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 128(11). doi: 10.1029/2023JA031690. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Abrupt changes in the solar wind dynamic pressure can greatly affect the Earth's magnetosphere-ionosphere system. We present an ionospheric flow vortex in the morning sector during the sudden decrease in the solar wind dynamic pressure. The flow vortex was clearly observed by both the Hankasalmi radar and the azimuthal scan mode of the European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT) Svalbard Radar (ESR). The flow vortex was first seen in the eastern field of view (FOV) of the Hankasalmi radar, and then propagated poleward and westward into the FOV of the ESR. During the passage of the flow vortex, a gradual decrease of electron density was observed by the field-aligned ESR 42 m antenna. When the equatorward directed ionospheric flow reached the ESR site, weak and visible increases in the electron density and electron temperature were observed. This impact was likely caused by soft electron precipitation associated with the clockwise flow vortex and upward field-aligned current. The azimuthal scan mode of the ESR 32 m radar at low elevation angle (30°) allowed us to measure key ionospheric parameters over a larger area (6° in latitude and 120° in azimuthal angle). The latitudinal scan of the electron temperature was used to proxy the equatorward auroral boundary, which shows that the flow vortex was located in the subauroral region. We further demonstrated that it is possible to study the weak increase of electron density by using GPS total electron content (TEC) data. A minor TEC increase was observed near the center of the flow vortex.

• Jin, Yaqi; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Kotova, Daria; Jacobsen, Knut Stanley; Stevanović, Đorđe & Clausen, Lasse [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Modeling TEC Irregularities in the Arctic Ionosphere Using Empirical Orthogonal Function Method. Space Weather. ISSN 1542-7390. 21(8). doi: 10.1029/2023SW003531. Full text in Research Archive
• Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; St‐Maurice, Jean-Pierre; Hussey, Glenn C.; Spicher, Andres; Jin, Yaqi & Lozinsky, Adam [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2023). Measuring small-scale plasma irregularities in the high-latitude E- and F-regions simultaneously. Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322. 13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38777-4. Full text in Research Archive
• Lessard, Marc R.; Damsell, Alec; Sadler, F. Brent; Oksavik, Kjellmar & Clausen, Lasse (2023). Interhemispheric asymmetries of neutral upwelling and ion upflow. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. 10. doi: 10.3389/fspas.2023.1151016. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This work addresses interhemispheric differences in cusp-related neutral density enhancements. The focus is on enhancements that are driven by Poleward Moving Auroral Forms (PMAF), which provide a repetitive sequence of soft electron precipitation to the ionosphere. Because the time-scales of the resultant electron heating, ion upflow and neutral upwelling range from a few seconds to tens of minutes, i.e., longer than the time required for the thermosphere to return to its relaxed state, each subsequent PMAF encounters different initial conditions. With this in mind, our study investigates the role of a dark versus daylight ionosphere, using 3 different scenarios. The first case compares this effect during solar minimum at Longyearbyen, Svalbard, an ideal location for observing cusp dynamics. The second case addresses solar maximum at Longyearbyen and the third case compares Longyearbyen to its magnetically conjugate Zhongshan Station in Antarctica. We conclude 1) for each of the 3 scenarios ion upflow speeds, neutral upwelling speeds and neutral density enhancements are all significantly greater in a dark ionosphere, by perhaps as much as a factor or 2 or 3, relative to a sunlit ionosphere, 2) that upflowing ions are the driver of neutral upwelling via ion-neutral collisions (momentum transfer), with fast-moving ions transferring upward momentum to slow-moving neutrals, and 3) the ratios of neutral upflow speeds to ion upflow speeds, vnSunlit/viSunlit is the order of 0.07 for all stations (at 800 km) in the first and second cases studied, but only 0.02 at Zhongshan in the 3rd case studied, a factor of ∼3 less than the other locations. This is thought to be due to an increased thermospheric density at Zhongshan, which essentially provides a greater total mass for the upflowing ions to lift.

• Buschmann, Lisa Marie; Bonnell, John W.; Bounds, Scott; Clausen, Lasse; Kletzing, Craig & Marholm, Sigvald [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2023). The role of particle precipitation on plasma structuring at different altitudes by in-situ measurements. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate. ISSN 2115-7251. 13. doi: 10.1051/swsc/2023012. Full text in Research Archive
• Sinevich, A.A.; Chernyshov, A.A.; Chugunin, D.V.; Clausen, Lasse; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Mogilevsky, M.M. (2023). Stratified Subauroral Ion Drift (SSAID). Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 128(3). doi: 10.1029/2022JA031109. Full text in Research Archive
• Sado, Pascal; Clausen, Lasse; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Nickisch, H. (2023). Substorm Onset Prediction Using Machine Learning Classified Auroral Images. Space Weather. ISSN 1542-7390. 21(2), p. 1–9. doi: 10.1029/2022SW003300. Full text in Research Archive
• Liu, Guangdong; Marholm, Sigvald; Eklund, Anders Johan; Clausen, Lasse & Marchand, Richard (2023). m-NLP Inference Models Using Simulation and Regression Techniques. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 128(2). doi: 10.1029/2022JA030835. Full text in Research Archive
• Enengl, Florine; Kotova, Daria; Jin, Yaqi; Clausen, Lasse & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek (2023). Ionospheric plasma structuring in relation to auroral particle precipitation. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate. ISSN 2115-7251. 13(4). doi: 10.1051/swsc/2022038.
• Kotova, Daria; Jin, Yaqi; Spogli, Luca; Wood, Alan G.; Urbar, Jaroslav & Rawling, James T. [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). Electron density fluctuations from Swarm as a proxy for ground-based scintillation data: A statistical perspective. Advances in Space Research. ISSN 0273-1177. doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2022.11.042. Full text in Research Archive
• Jin, Yaqi; Kotova, Daria; Xiong, Chao; Brask, Steffen Mattias; Clausen, Lasse & Kervalishvili, Guram [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Ionospheric Plasma IRregularities - IPIR - data product based on data from the Swarm satellites. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 127(4). doi: 10.1029/2021JA030183.
• Wood, Alan G.; Alfonsi, Lucilla; Clausen, Lasse; Jin, Yaqi; Spogli, Luca & Urbář, Jaroslav [Show all 19 contributors for this article] (2022). Variability of Ionospheric Plasma: Results from the ESA Swarm Mission. Space Science Reviews. ISSN 0038-6308. 218(6). doi: 10.1007/s11214-022-00916-0. Full text in Research Archive
• Urbar, Jaroslav; Spogli, Luca; Cicone, Antonio; Clausen, Lasse; Jin, Yaqi & Wood, Alan G. [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). Multi-scale response of the high-latitude topside ionosphere to geospace forcing. Advances in Space Research. ISSN 0273-1177. doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2022.06.045. Full text in Research Archive
• Jin, Yaqi; Clausen, Lasse; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Høeg, Per; Jarmołowski, Wojciech & Wielgosz, Pawel [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2022). Climatology and modeling of ionospheric irregularities over Greenland based on empirical orthogonal function method. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate. ISSN 2115-7251. 12(23). doi: 10.1051/swsc/2022022. Full text in Research Archive
• Spicher, Andres; LaBelle, James; Bonnell, John W.; Roglans, Roger; Moser, Chrystal & Fuselier, Stephen A. [Show all 18 contributors for this article] (2022). Interferometric Study of Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities in Regions of Phase Scintillations and HF Backscatter. Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 0094-8276. 49(12). doi: 10.1029/2021GL097013. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  We investigate the nature of small-scale irregularities observed in the cusp by the Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics-2 (TRICE-2) in regions of enhanced phase scintillations and high-frequency coherent radar backscatter. We take advantage of the fact that the irregularities were detected by spatially separated probes, and present an interferometric analysis of both the observed electron density and electric field fluctuations. We provide evidence that fluctuations spanning a few decameters to about a meter have low phase velocity in the plasma reference frame and are nondispersive, confirming that decameter-scale irregularities follow the E × B velocity. Furthermore, we show that these “spatial” structures are intermittent and prominent outside of regions with strongest precipitation. The observations are then discussed in the context of possible mechanisms for irregularity creation.

• Billett, D.D.; McWilliams, K.A.; Perry, G.W.; Clausen, Lasse & Anderson, B.J. (2022). Ionospheric Energy Input in Response to Changes in Solar Wind Driving: Statistics From the SuperDARN and AMPERE Campaigns. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 127(3). doi: 10.1029/2021JA030102. Full text in Research Archive
• Park, Jaeheung; Rajesh, P.K.; Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; Lin, Charles C. H.; Eastes, Richard W. & Chao, Chi Kuang [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2022). Coordinated Observations of Rocket Exhaust Depletion: GOLD, Madrigal TEC, and Multiple Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 127(2). doi: 10.1029/2021JA029909. Full text in Research Archive
• Takahashi, Toru; Spicher, Andres; Di Mare, Francesca; Rowland, Douglas E.; Pfaff, Robert F. & Collier, Michael R. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Suppression of ionospheric irregularity due to auroral particle impact. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 127(1). doi: 10.1029/2020JA028725. Full text in Research Archive
• Sinevich, A.A.; Chernyshov, A.A.; Chugunin, D.V.; Oinats, A.V.; Clausen, Lasse & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Small-Scale Irregularities Within Polarization Jet/SAID During Geomagnetic Activity. Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 0094-8276. 49(8). doi: 10.1029/2021GL097107. Full text in Research Archive
• Sado, Pascal; Clausen, Lasse; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Nickisch, Hannes (2021). Transfer Learning Aurora Image Classification and Magnetic Disturbance Evaluation. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. doi: 10.1029/2021JA029683. Full text in Research Archive
• Follestad, Anna Kristine Fæhn; Clausen, Lasse; Moen, Jøran Idar & Jacobsen, Knut Stanley (2021). Latitudinal, Diurnal, and Seasonal Variations in the Accuracy of an RTK Positioning System and Its Relationship With Ionospheric Irregularities. Space Weather. ISSN 1542-7390. 19(6). doi: 10.1029/2020SW002625. Full text in Research Archive
• Jin, Yaqi; Clausen, Lasse; Spicher, Andres; Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; Zhang, Yongliang & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Statistical Distribution of Decameter Scale (50 m) Ionospheric Irregularities at High Latitudes. Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 0094-8276. 48(19). doi: 10.1029/2021GL094794. Full text in Research Archive
• Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; Jin, Yaqi; Spicher, Andres; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Clausen, Lasse (2021). The Lifetimes of Plasma Structures at High Latitudes. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 126. doi: 10.1029/2020JA028117. Full text in Research Archive
• Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; St-Maurice, Jean-Pierre; Jin, Yaqi; Park, Jaeheung; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Spicher, Andres [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Steepening Plasma Density Spectra in the Ionosphere: The Crucial Role Played by a Strong E-Region. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 126(8). doi: 10.1029/2021JA029401. Full text in Research Archive
• Di Mare, Francesca; Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Moen, Jøran Idar (2021). Turbulence and Intermittency in the Winter Cusp Ionosphere Studied With the ICI Sounding Rockets. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 126(8). doi: 10.1029/2021JA029150. Full text in Research Archive
• Billett, Daniel; Gareth, Perry; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Archer, William; McWilliams, Kathryn A. & Haaland, Stein Egil [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2021). The Relationship Between Large Scale Thermospheric Density Enhancements and the Spatial Distribution of Poynting Flux. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 126(5). doi: 10.1029/2021JA029205. Full text in Research Archive
• Hwang, K.-J.; Nishimura, Yukitoshi; Coster, A.; Gillies, R.G.; Fear, R. C. & Fuselier, Stephen A. [Show all 20 contributors for this article] (2020). Sequential Observations of Flux Transfer Events, Poleward-Moving Auroral Forms, and Polar Cap Patches. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 125(6). doi: 10.1029/2019JA027674. Full text in Research Archive
• Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; Park, Jaeheung; Kwak, Young-Sil; Jin, Yaqi; Knudsen, D. J. & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock (2020). Observational Evidence for the Role of Hall Conductance in Alfvén Wave Reflection. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 125(12). doi: 10.1029/2020JA028119. Full text in Research Archive
• Lessard, Marc R.; Fritz, Bruce; Sadler, Brent; Cohen, Ian J.; Kenward, David & Godbole, Niharika [Show all 21 contributors for this article] (2020). Overview of the Rocket Experiment for Neutral Upwelling Sounding Rocket 2 (RENU2). Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 0094-8276. 47(21), p. 1–7. doi: 10.1029/2018GL081885. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The Rocket Experiment for Neutral Upwelling 2 (RENU2) rocket was launched on 13 December 2015 at 07:34 UT. The payload transited the cusp region during a neutral upwelling event, supported by a comprehensive set of onboard and ground‐based instrumentation. RENU2 data highlight two important processes. One is that a proper understanding of neutral upwelling by Poleward Moving Auroral Forms (PMAFs) requires a treatment that mimics the quasiperiodic passage of a sequence of PMAFs. As a PMAF reaches a flux tube, its physical consequences must be determined including the residual history of effects from previous passages, implying that understanding such a process requires an accounting of the system hysteresis. Second, RENU2 observations suggest that neutral density enhancements driven by precipitation and/or Joule heating can be highly structured in altitude and latitude. In addition, timescales involving neutral dynamics suggest that the structuring must be slowly changing, for example, over the course of 10 to tens of minutes.

• Nishimura, Yukitoshi; Zhang, Shun-Rong; Lyons, Lawrence R.; Deng, Yue; Coster, Anthea J. & Moen, Jøran Idar [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2020). Source Region and Propagation of Dayside Large-Scale Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances. Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 0094-8276. 47(19). doi: 10.1029/2020GL089451.
• Follestad, Anna Kristine Fæhn; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; van den IJssel, J. & Haagmans, Roger (2020). Two-Dimensional Reconstruction of Ionospheric Plasma Density Variations Using Swarm. Space Weather. ISSN 1542-7390. 18. doi: 10.1029/2019SW002406. Full text in Research Archive
• Jin, Yaqi; Xiong, Chao; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Spicher, Andres; Kotova, Daria & Brask, Steffen [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2020). Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities Based on In Situ Measurements From the Swarm Satellites. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 125(7). doi: 10.1029/2020JA028103. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  In this study, we present global climatological distributions of ionospheric plasma irregularities based on measurements by the Swarm satellites. These first global statistics obtained by direct, in situ measurements of plasma variations with Swarm confirm the presence of three main regions of strong ionospheric irregularities: the magnetic equator extending from postsunset to early morning, in the auroral ovals (from dayside cusp to nightside), and inside the polar caps. At equatorial latitudes, ionospheric irregularities form two bands of enhanced plasma fluctuations centered around ±10° magnetic latitude. Due to different plasma processes, ionospheric irregularities at high and low latitudes show different distributions. Though the averaged intensity of plasma irregularities is weaker at equatorial latitudes than at high latitudes, the occurrence rate of significant plasma fluctuations (corresponding to extreme events) is much higher at the equator than that at high latitudes. Equatorial irregularities display clear seasonal and longitudinal variations; that is, they are most prominent over South America during the December solstice and are located over Africa during the June solstice. The magnitude of ionospheric irregularities at all latitudes is strongly controlled by the solar activity. Ionospheric irregularities become significantly weaker after 2016 during the current declining phase of solar activity. The interplanetary magnetic field Bz modulates the occurrence of ionospheric irregularities at both high and low latitudes.

• Chernyshov, Alexander A.; Chugunin, Dmitry V.; Frolov, Vladimor L.; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Mogilevsky, Mikhail M. (2020). In situ observations of ionospheric heating effects: First results from a joint SURA and NorSat-1 experiment. Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 0094-8276. 47:e2020GL088462(13), p. 1–9. doi: 10.1029/2020GL088462. Full text in Research Archive
• Spicher, Andres; Deshpande, Kshitija; Jin, Yaqi; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Zettergren, Matthew D. & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2020). On the Production of Ionospheric Irregularities Via Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability Associated with Cusp Flow Channels. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 125(6). doi: 10.1029/2019JA027734. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  We present a multi‐instrument multiscale study of a channel of enhanced, inhomogeneous flow in the cusp ionosphere occurring on November 30, 2014. We provide evidence that strong Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) phase scintillations indices (σϕ>0.5 rad) can arise from such events, indicating that they are important in the context of space weather impacts on technology. We compare in detail two‐dimensional maps of ionospheric density, velocity, and temperatures obtained by the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association Svalbard Radar with scintillation indices detected from a network of four GNSS receivers around Svalbard and examine the different sources of free energy for irregularity creation. We observe that the strongest phase scintillations occur on the poleward side of the flow channel in a region of sheared plasma motion and structured low‐energy particle precipitation. As inhomogeneous plasma flows are evident in our observations, we perform a quantitative, nonlinear analysis of the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability (KHI) and its impact on phase scintillations using numerical simulations from the first principles‐based Geospace Environment Model of Ion‐Neutral Interactions and Satellite‐beacon Ionospheric‐scintillation Global Model of the upper Atmosphere. Using representative values consistent with the radar data, we show that KHI can efficiently create density structures along with considerable scintillations and is thus likely to contribute significantly under similar conditions, which are frequent in the cusp.

• Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; Hoang, Huy Minh; Yang, Lei; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Spicher, Andres & Jin, Yaqi [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2019). Multineedle Langmuir Probe Operation and Acute Probe Current Susceptibility to Spacecraft Potential. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. ISSN 0093-3813. 47(8), p. 3816–3823. doi: 10.1109/TPS.2019.2906377. Full text in Research Archive
• Follestad, Anna Kristine Fæhn; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Thomas, E.G.; Jin, Yaqi & Coster, A. (2019). Polar cap patch prediction in the expanding contracting polar cap paradigm. Space Weather. ISSN 1542-7390. 17(11), p. 1570–1583. doi: 10.1029/2019SW002276. Full text in Research Archive
• Burleigh, Meghan R.; Zettergren, Matthew David; Lynch, Kristina A.; Lessard, Marc R.; Moen, Jøran Idar & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2019). Transient Ionospheric Upflow Driven by Poleward Moving Auroral forms Observed During the Rocket Experiment for Neutral Upwelling 2 (RENU2) Campaign. Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 0094-8276. 46(12), p. 6297–6305. doi: 10.1029/2018GL081886. Full text in Research Archive
• Jin, Yaqi; Moen, Jøran Idar; Spicher, Andres; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2019). Simultaneous rocket and scintillation observations of plasma irregularities associated with a reversed flow event in the cusp ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 124(8), p. 7098–7111. doi: 10.1029/2019JA026942. Full text in Research Archive
• Ivarsen, Magnus Fagernes; Jin, Yaqi; Spicher, Andres & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock (2019). Direct Evidence for the Dissipation of Small-Scale Ionospheric Plasma Structures by a Conductive E Region. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 124(4), p. 2935–2942. doi: 10.1029/2019JA026500. Full text in Research Archive
• Hoang, Huy Minh; Røed, Ketil; Bekkeng, Tore Andre; Moen, Jøran Idar; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Trondsen, Espen [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2019). The Multi-needle Langmuir Probe Instrument for QB50 Mission: Case Studies of Ex-Alta 1 and Hoopoe Satellites. Space Science Reviews. ISSN 0038-6308. 215:21(2), p. 1–19. doi: 10.1007/s11214-019-0586-x. Full text in Research Archive
• Jin, Yaqi; Spicher, Andres; Xiong, Chao; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Kervalishvili, Guram & Stolle, Claudia [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities Characterized by the Swarm Satellites: Statistics at High Latitudes. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 124(2), p. 1262–1282. doi: 10.1029/2018JA026063. Full text in Research Archive
• Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Jin, Yaqi; Xiong, Chao; Kervalishvili, Guram; Spicher, Andres & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2018). Ionospheric plasma irregularities studied with Swarm satellites. E3S Web of Conferences. ISSN 2267-1242. 62, p. 1–6. doi: 10.1051/e3sconf/20186201009. Full text in Research Archive
• Paulsson, Joakim John Paul; Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Moen, Jøran Idar & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek (2018). Wake Potential and Wake Effects on the Ionospheric Plasma Density Measurements With Sounding Rockets. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 123(11), p. 9711–9725. doi: 10.1029/2017JA025004. Full text in Research Archive
• Jin, Yaqi; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Moen, Jøran Idar & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock (2018). Solar cycle and seasonal variations of the GPS phase scintillation at high latitudes. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate. ISSN 2115-7251. 8. doi: 10.1051/swsc/2018034. Full text in Research Archive
• Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Nickisch, Hannes (2018). Automatic Classification of Auroral Images From the Oslo Auroral THEMIS (OATH) Data Set Using Machine Learning. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 123(7), p. 5640–5647. doi: 10.1029/2018JA025274. Full text in Research Archive
• D'Angelo, Giulia; Piersanti, Mirko; Alfonsi, Lucilla; Spogli, Luca; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Coco, Igino [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2018). The response of high latitude ionosphere to the 2015 St. Patrick's day storm from in situ and ground based observations. Advances in Space Research. ISSN 0273-1177. 62(3), p. 638–650. doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2018.05.005. Full text in Research Archive
• Chernyshov, Aleksander A.; Spicher, Andres; Ilyasov, Askar A.; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Saito, Yoshifumi [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2018). Studies of small-scale plasma inhomogeneities in the cusp ionosphere using sounding rocket data. Physics of Plasmas. ISSN 1070-664X. 25(4). doi: 10.1063/1.5026281. Full text in Research Archive
• Hoang, Huy Minh; Røed, Ketil; Bekkeng, Tore Andre; Moen, Jøran Idar; Spicher, Andres & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2018). A study of data analysis techniques for the multi-needle Langmuir probe. Measurement Science and Technology. ISSN 0957-0233. 29(6). doi: 10.1088/1361-6501/aab948.
• Hoang, Huy Minh; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Røed, Ketil; Bekkeng, Tore Andre; Trondsen, Espen & Lybekk, Bjørn [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2018). The Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe System on Board NorSat-1. Space Science Reviews. ISSN 0038-6308. 214(4). doi: 10.1007/s11214-018-0509-2. Full text in Research Archive
• Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Lofstad, Victoria; Jin, Yaqi & Moen, Jøran Idar (2017). Interhemispheric study of polar cap patch occurrence based on Swarm in situ data. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. doi: 10.1002/2016JA023750. Full text in Research Archive
• Wu, J.; Bryant, Mark S; Ridley, CG; Shen, Y; Yang, Lei & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2017). A comparison of small-scale magnetic fluctuations in the Region 1 and 2 field-aligned current systems. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Biogeosciences. ISSN 2169-8953. 122(3), p. 3277–3290. doi: 10.1002/2016JA023453. Full text in Research Archive
• Jin, Yaqi; Moen, Jøran Idar; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek (2017). GPS scintillations associated with cusp dynamics and polar cap patches. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate. ISSN 2115-7251. 7. doi: 10.1051/swsc/2017022. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  This paper investigates the relative scintillation level associated with cusp dynamics (including precipitation, flow shears, etc.) with and without the formation of polar cap patches around the cusp inflow region by the EISCAT Svalbard radar (ESR) and two GPS scintillation receivers. A series of polar cap patches were observed by the ESR between 8:40 and 10:20 UT on December 3, 2011. The polar cap patches combined with the auroral dynamics were associated with a significantly higher GPS phase scintillation level (up to 0.6 rad) than those observed for the other two alternatives, i.e., cusp dynamics without polar cap patches, and polar cap patches without cusp aurora. The cusp auroral dynamics without plasma patches were indeed related to GPS phase scintillations at a moderate level (up to 0.3 rad). The polar cap patches away from the active cusp were associated with sporadic and moderate GPS phase scintillations (up to 0.2 rad). The main conclusion is that the worst global navigation satellite system space weather events on the dayside occur when polar cap patches enter the polar cap and are subject to particle precipitation and flow shears, which is analogous to the nightside when polar cap patches exit the polar cap and enter the auroral oval.

• Hoang, Huy Minh; Røed, Ketil; Bekkeng, Tore Andre; Trondsen, Espen; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2017). High spatial-resolution electron density measurement by Langmuir probe for multi-point observations using tiny spacecraft. Measurement Science and Technology. ISSN 0957-0233. 28(11). doi: 10.1088/1361-6501/aa87e1.
• Zhou, Xiaoyan; Haerendel, Gerhard; Moen, Jøran Idar; Trondsen, Espen; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Strangeway, Robert J. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2017). Shock aurora: Field-aligned discrete structures moving along the dawnside oval. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 122(3), p. 3145–3162. doi: 10.1002/2016JA022666. Full text in Research Archive
• Milan, Stephen Eric; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Coxon, John Charles; Carter, Jenny A.; Walach, Maria Theresia & Laundal, Karl Magnus [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2017). Overview of solar wind - magnetosphere - ionosphere - atmosphere coupling and the generation of magnetospheric currents. Space Science Reviews. ISSN 0038-6308. 206(1), p. 547–573. doi: 10.1007/s11214-017-0333-0. Full text in Research Archive
• Spicher, Andres; Ilyashov, Askar A.; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Chernyshov, Aleksander A.; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Moen, Jøran Idar [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2016). Reverse flow events and small-scale effects in the cusp ionosphere . Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 121(10), p. 10,466–10,480. doi: 10.1002/2016JA022999.
• Smith, David M.; Casavant, Eric P; Comess, Max D; Liang, Xinqing; Bowers, Gregory S & Selesnick, Richard S [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2016). The causes of the hardest electron precipitation events seen with SAMPEX. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Biogeosciences. ISSN 2169-8953. 121(9), p. 8600–8613. doi: 10.1002/2016JA022346.
• Cohen, I. J.; Widholm, M.; Lessard, M. R.; Riley, P; Heavisides, J. & Moen, Jøran Idar [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2016). Rocket-borne measurements of electron temperature and density with the Electron Retarding Potential Analyzer instrument. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Biogeosciences. ISSN 2169-8953. 121(7), p. 6774–6782. doi: 10.1002/2016JA022562.
• Shukhtina, Maria A.; Gordeev, Evigini I.; Sergeev, Victor A.; Tsyganenko, Nikolai A.; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Milan, Stephen Eric (2016). Magnetotail magnetic flux monitoring based on simultaneous solar wind and magnetotail observations. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Biogeosciences. ISSN 2169-8953. 121(9), p. 8821–8839. doi: 10.1002/2016JA022911.
• van der Meeren, Christer; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Lorentzen, Dag Arne; Paxton, Larry J. & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock (2016). Scintillation and irregularities from the nightside part of a Sun-aligned polar cap arc. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Space Physics. ISSN 2169-9380. 121(6), p. 5723–5736. doi: 10.1002/2016JA022708. Full text in Research Archive

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• Spicher, Andres; Kvammen, Andreas; LaBelle, James; Zettergren, Matthew D.; Bonnell, John W. & Roglans, Roger [Show all 20 contributors for this article] (2023). Examining the relevance of different instability mechanisms in causing ionospheric cusp irregularities based on sounding rocket data and numerical simulations.
• Kotova, Daria; Jin, Yaqi; Spogli, Luca; Wood, Alan G.; Urbar, Jaroslav & Rawlings, James T. [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). Electron density fluctuations from Swarm as a proxy for ground-based scintillation data: A statistical perspective.
• Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Alfonsi, Lucilla; Spogli, Luca; Urbar, Jaroslav; Cesaroni, Claudio & Cicone, Antonio [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2022). Swarm – VIP: Variability of Ionospheric Plasma studied and modelled based on data from the Swarm satellites.
• Buschmann, Lisa Marie; Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse; Marholm, Sigvald & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek (2022). Role of particle precipitation on plasma structuring at different altitudes by in-situ measurements.
• Enengl, Florine; Kotova, Daria; Jin, Yaqi; Clausen, Lasse & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek (2022). Ionospheric plasma irregularities in relation to dynamic auroral forms.
• Jin, Yaqi; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Alfonsi, Lucilla; Spogli, Luca; Urbar, Jaroslav & Cesaroni, Claudio [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2022). Variability of Ionospheric Plasma studied and modelled based on data from the Swarm satellites .
• Huyghebaert, Devin Ray; Mann, Ingrid; Baddeley, Lisa; Johnsen, Magnar Gullikstad; Clausen, Lasse & Gausa, Michael [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2022). EISCAT 3D Norway - An Overview.
• Spicher, Andres; LaBelle, James William; Bonnell, John W.; Roglans, Roger; Moser, Chrystal & Fuselier, Stephen A. [Show all 18 contributors for this article] (2022). Sounding rocket investigation of multi-scale (density) irregularities in the cusp region.
• Di Mare, Francesca; Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Takahashi, Toru & Moen, Jøran Idar (2021). Turbulence and Intermittency in the Winter Cusp Ionosphere studied with the ICI Sounding Rockets .
• Spicher, Andres; Moen, Jøran Idar; LaBelle, James William; Bonnell, John W; Roglans, Roger & Moser, Chrystal [Show all 18 contributors for this article] (2021). Sounding rocket studies of ionospheric turbulence above Svalbard. Show summary

  Every morning between about 06 UT and 11 UT, Svalbard rotates just below the cusps (dayside aurora), where direct coupling between the solar wind, magnetosphere and ionosphere occurs. This provides a unique window to study the dayside aurora and the highly dynamic processes associated with it, examples of which include electron and ion precipitation and heating, electrostatic and electromagnetic waves, as well as turbulence. In this work, we focus on the turbulence which, alongside with being of pure scientific interest, can also have societal impacts. Indeed, the “irregular” electron density structures associated with it can affect our technology infrastructures by for instance degrading High Frequency (HF) communication and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) signals. After briefly reviewing some of the mechanisms believed to be important in the development of turbulence in the high-latitude ionosphere, we present recent observations of density irregularities obtained by sounding rockets above Svalbard. We focus on measurements made as a part of the Grand Challenge Initiative (GCI) Cusp, an international project combining sounding rockets missions and ground-based instruments to study the cusps. We show detailed characterization of the nature of the irregularities including their phase velocity and wavelengths, helping shedding light onto the process(es) involved in their formation, especially at the scales important for Space weather applications.

• Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Usui, Hideyuki; Miyake, Yohei; Mortensen, Mikael; Chernyshov, A.A. & Baddeley, Lisa [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2021). Long-term and sustainable research- based student mobility projects within space weather.
• Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Alfonsi, Lucilla; Spogli, Luca; Urbar, Jaroslav; Cesaroni, C & Cicone, Antonio [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2021). Variability of ionosphere studied and modelled based on data from the Swarm satellites.
• Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Alfonsi, Lucilla; Spogli, Luca; Wood, Alan; Sahtahmassebi, Golnaz & Clausen, Lasse [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2020). Variability of Ionospheric Plasma Based on Swarm Satellite Data.
• Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Jin, Yaqi; Xiong, Chao; Brask, Steffen Mattias; Kotova, Daria & Kervalishvili, Guram [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2020). Ionospheric Plasma IRregularities (IPIR data products).
• Spicher, Andres; LaBelle, James William; Bonnell, John W; Bounds, Scott; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Di Mare, Francesca [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2020). On multi-scale density irregularities observed by sounding rockets within regions of enhanced scintillations in the cusp ionosphere.
• Di Mare, Francesca; Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Moen, Jøran Idar (2020). Turbulent Signatures in the Polar Cusp Ionosphere using sounding rocket mission observations .
• Di Mare, Francesca; Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Moen, Jøran Idar (2020). Turbulence Signatures in the Polar/Cusp Ionosphere based on ICI sounding rocket missions .
• Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Kotova, Daria; Jin, Yaqi; Xiong, Chao; Brask, Steffen & Kervalishvili, Guram [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2019). Ionospheric plasma irregularities studied globally with the Swarm satellites .
• Di Mare, Francesca; Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Moen, Jøran Idar (2019). Turbulence observations in the Polar/Cusp Ionosphere using ICI sounding rocket data.
• Di Mare, Francesca; Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Moen, Jøran Idar (2019). Mapping of turbulence at the high-latitude Ionosphere using ICI-2 and ICI-3 sounding rocket data.
• Di Mare, Francesca; Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Moen, Jøran Idar (2019). Turbulence observations in the Polar/Cusp Ionosphere using ICI data missions.
• Spicher, Andres; Moen, Jøran Idar; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Miloch, Wojciech Jacek (2019). On the source and nature of ionospheric plasma irregularities: advances made through the Investigation of Cusp irregularities sounding rocket program .
• Spicher, Andres; Deshpande, Kshitija; Zettergren, Matthew D.; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Jin, Yaqi & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Modeling scintillation produced by ionospheric Kelvin Helmholtz in the cusp ionosphere using GEMINI-SIGMA. Show summary

  Ionospheric irregularities are known to cause fluctuations in radio signals called scintillation in the phase and amplitude of the complex signal. The turbulent structures responsible for the scintillation are a few hundreds of meters to few tens of kilometers scale sizes (intermediate scale sizes). With the growing interest in high latitude scintillation, we would like to investigate the effect of typical physical mechanisms on the radio scintillation. Here we present our modeling studies of Global Positioning System (GPS) scintillation through Kelvin Helmholtz instability (KHI) in the cusp region. For modeling we use the first principles based Geospace Environment Model of Ion-Neutral Interactions (GEMINI) and Satellite-beacon Ionospheric-scintillation Global Model of the upper Atmosphere (SIGMA). We utilize a cusp event study with detailed observations from the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR) and scintillations detected from a network of four Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) receivers in Svalbard. The event presents evidences of the role of magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling in the generation of plasma irregularities and scintillations in the cusp. Using numerical simulations, we investigate the potential role of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in producing such scintillation. Furthermore, we compare the results with characteristics of GPS scintillations associated with a polar cap patch and the gradient drift instability to deduce distinctive characteristics of the respective plasma irregularities.

• Spicher, Andres; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Jin, Yaqi; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Zettergren, Matthew D. & Deshpande, K. B. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2019). A reverse flow event as the onset of ionospheric scintillation irregularities in the cusp.
• Spicher, Andres; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Jin, Yaqi; Moen, Jøran Idar; Baddeley, Lisa & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock (2019). On the sources of Cusp Ionospheric Scintillation Irregularities.
• Spicher, Andres; Moen, Jøran Idar; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek & Blix, Kolbjørn (2018). 4DSpace long term plans towards a multi-satellite M-Class mission.
• Moen, Jøran Idar; Hoang, Huy Minh; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Trondsen, Espen (2018). The multi-Needle Langmuir probe system for exploration of the global ionosphere.
• Spicher, Andres; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Jin, Yaqi; Lofstad, Victoria Emilie & Moen, Jøran Idar (2018). Polar cap patch climatology based on Swarm density data.
• Moen, Jøran Idar; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Carlson, Herbert C; Spicher, Andres; Bekkeng, Tore Andre & Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2018). The Investigation of Cusp Irregularities Rocket Program.
• Jin, Yaqi; Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Spicher, Andres; Stolle, Claudia & Kervalishvili, G. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2018). Ionospheric Plasma Irregularities Characterized by the Swarm satellites.
• Jin, Yaqi; Spicher, Andres; Xiong, Chao; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock; Stolle, Claudia & Kervalishvili, G. [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2018). Detecting high-latitude ionospheric plasma irregularities by Swarm satellites.
• Brinkman, D. G.; Walterscheid, R. L.; Clemmons, J.H.; Hecht, J. H.; Lessard, Marc R. & Fritz, B [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2017). High Resolution Modeling of the Thermospheric Response to Energy Inputs during the RENU-2 Rocket Flight.
• Kenward, D.; Lessard, M.; Lynch, Kristina A.; Hysell, David; Hampton, Donald L. & Michell, R. [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2017). Examination of Cross-Scale Coupling During Auroral Events using RENU2 and ISINGLASS Sounding Rocket Data.
• Moen, Jøran Idar; Oksavik, Kjellmar; Carlson, Herbert C; Stausland, Christoffer T; Clausen, Lasse Boy Novock & Daabakk, Yvonne [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2017). Kelvin Helmholtz and Gradient Drift instabilities in ionosphere cusp flow channels.
• Antonsen, Tarjei; Havnes, Ove; Latteck, Ralph; Höffner, Josef; Baumgarten, Gerd & Friedrich, Martin [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2017). Simultaneous In Situ and Remote Observations of Dust in the Polar Summer Mesosphere: An Overview of the MAXIDUSY Campaign.
• Miloch, Wojciech Jacek; Clausen, Lasse; Jin, Yaqi & Enengl, Florine (2023). Investigation of Ionospheric Plasma Structuring and Processes related to Auroral Particle Precipitation. Universitetet i Oslo.

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