| Session Details | |
| Section | ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences |
| Session Title | Equatorial and Middle Latitude Ionospheric Phenomena and their Relation with Manetosphere/Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling |
| Main Convener | Dr. Maxim Klimenko (Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation(IZMIRAN), Russian Federation) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Biqiang Zhao (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Dr. Paulo Fagundes (UNIVAP, Brazil) |
| Session Description | The occurrence of equatorial spread-F,equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA), equatorial electrojet (EEJ) and the development of the multilayer structure at equatorial ionosphere as well as Sq-current system, night-time F region density enhancement and summer evening anomaly at mid-latitude present a strong day-to-day variability, mainly caused by the zonal electric field, thermospheric wind and wave actions (gravity waves, tides, planetary waves, TIDs and MSTIDs). Equatorial and middle latitude ionosphere strongly responds to magnetospheric and atmospheric events, as well as to disturbances in the high and sub-auroral thermosphere-ionosphere system. Recent multi-instrument and multi-site observations, as well as, theoretical and simulation investigations have advanced our understanding of these phenomena, both during geomagnetic quiet and disturbed periods. The objective of this symposium is to bring together experimentalists and theoreticians to survey the latest results, examine new ideas and concepts, to join forces of researchers in high-, mid-, and low-latitude ionosphere and to indicate important future directions in equatorial and low-latitude research. |