The Penetration of Solar Storm Effects into the Earth's Atmosphere Maura Hagan and Ray Roble Gang Lu, Jens Oberheide*, Stan Solomon, Art Richmond National Center for Atmospheric Research Scott Bailey (U AK), Gonzalo Hernandez (U AK), Charles Jackman (GSFC), Scott Palo (CU), Dennis Riggin (CoRA), James Russell (Hampton U) *now at University of Wuppertal
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The Penetrationof
Solar Storm Effectsinto the
Earth's Atmosphere
Maura Hagan and Ray RobleGang Lu, Jens Oberheide*, Stan Solomon, Art
Richmond National Center for Atmospheric Research
Scott Bailey (U AK), Gonzalo Hernandez (U AK), Charles Jackman (GSFC), Scott Palo (CU),
Dennis Riggin (CoRA), James Russell (Hampton U)
*now at University of Wuppertal
The Overarching Question:The Overarching Question:
How deep into the Earth’s How deep into the Earth’s atmosphere do the effects of atmosphere do the effects of solar and geomagnetic solar and geomagnetic activity penetrate?activity penetrate?
• modeler’s perspective on April 2002 events
• focus on the response of the neutral gas
lower thermosphere mesosphere stratosphere
Part IPart I
Atmospheric Nomenclature mesopause region characteristics
lower thermosphere auroral heating; nitric oxide density [NO] ;
radiational cooling; temperature change
directdirect penetration solar particle event stratosphere &
mesosphereionization rate; [NO]; ozone density [O3]
Temperature Structure of Earth’s AtmosphereTemperature Structure of Earth’s AtmosphereTemperature Structure of Earth’s AtmosphereTemperature Structure of Earth’s Atmosphere
Tropo (Greek: tropos); “change”Lots of weather
Strato(Latin: stratum);Layered
Meso(Greek: messos);Middle
Thermo(Greek: thermes);Heat
Exo(greek: exo);outside
Part IPart I
Atmospheric Nomenclature mesopause region characteristics
lower thermosphere auroral heating; nitric oxide density [NO] ;
radiational cooling; temperature change
directdirect penetration solar particle event stratosphere &
mesosphereionization rate; [NO]; ozone density [O3]
The Simulation PeriodThe Simulation Period
THE NCAR AMIEAMIEThermospherehermosphereIonosphereonosphereMesosphereesosphereElectrodynamicslectrodynamics -GeneraleneralCirculationirculationModelodel SIMULATIONSIMULATION
•1st Principles Calculation•Resolution: horizontal - 5o x 5o
vertical - 2 grid points /scale height•2-minute time step
•LowerowerBoundaryoundaryConditioonditions:ns: Globallobal-ScalecaleWaveaveModelodel tidal perturbations NONO NationalationalCenter for enter for EnvironmentalnvironmentalPredictionsredictions planetary wave activity
Atmospheric Nomenclature mesopause region characteristics
The TIME-GCM April 2002 Simulation
Select Results - Global EffectsGlobal Effects directdirect penetration geomagnetic activity
lower thermosphere auroral heating; nitric oxide density [NO] ;
radiational cooling; temperature change
directdirect penetration solar particle event stratosphere &
mesosphereionization rate; [NO]; ozone density [O3]
Zonal Mean Auroral Energy Zonal Mean Auroral Energy InputInputHeating Efficiency: Heating Efficiency:
~30%~30%
mW/mW/mm22
~90 ~90 kmkm
~110 ~110 km*km*
~150 ~150 kmkm
~250 ~250 kmkm
mesopaumesopause regionse region
lower lower thermosphthermosph
ereere
upper upper thermosphthermosph
ereere
April April 17,200217,2002
Northern Hemispheric Warming near Northern Hemispheric Warming near 110 km110 kmApril 17 UT=0 ….before major April 17 UT=0 ….before major
onsetonset
AurorAuroral al
EnergEnergy Flux y Flux
Nitric Oxide Nitric Oxide
Density Density EnhancemeEnhanceme
ntsnts
RadiatioRadiational nal
Cooling Cooling ChangesChanges
AurorAuroral al
HeatinHeatingg
+++ +++ dynamicdynamics +++s +++
temperatutemperaturere
Northern Hemispheric Warming near Northern Hemispheric Warming near 110 km110 kmApril 17 UT=20 ….during major April 17 UT=20 ….during major
stormstorm
AurorAuroral al
EnergEnergy Flux y Flux
Nitric Oxide Nitric Oxide
Density Density EnhancemeEnhanceme
ntsnts
RadiatioRadiational nal
Cooling Cooling ChangesChanges
AurorAuroral al
HeatinHeatingg
+++ +++ dynamicdynamics +++s +++
temperatutemperaturere
Part IPart I
Atmospheric Nomenclature mesopause region characteristics
The TIME-GCM April 2002 Simulation
Select Results - Local EffectsLocal Effects directdirect penetration geomagnetic activity
lower thermosphere auroral heating; nitric oxide density [NO] ;
radiational cooling; temperature change
directdirect penetration solar particle event stratosphere &
mesosphereionization rate; [NO]; ozone density [O3]
GOES-8 Proton GOES-8 Proton FluxFluxApril 21-23, April 21-23,
20022002
stratospherstratospheree
mesosphermesospheree
Produce Produce NONOxx & HO & HOxx
AffectsAffectsOO33
TIME-GCM Ionization Rates over TIME-GCM Ionization Rates over AntarcticaAntarctica
……with-without solar with-without solar protonsprotons
Composition Changes over AntarcticaComposition Changes over Antarctica……from TIME-GCM results with & without solar from TIME-GCM results with & without solar protonsprotons