SP8
Dynamics and Structure of the Mid- and Low-Latitude Ionosphere

Main Organiser
Jann-Yenq Liu , Institute of Space Science, National Central University
jyliu@jupiter.ss.ncu.edu.tw

Co-Organiser(s)
Kazuo Shiokawa, Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University
shiokawa@stelab.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Akinori Saito, Department of Geophysics, Kyoto University
saitoua@kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Chen-Jeih Pan, Institute of Space Science, National Central University
cjpan@jupiter.ss.ncu.edu.tw

Brief Description
Many instruments, radar, ionosonde, GPS receiver, airglow imager, magnetometer, sounding rocket, satellite have been employed to observe scintillation, irregularity, plasma bubble, equatorial anomaly, TID, sporadic-E layer, airglow, space lightning, and electrojet. Projects of WESTPAC, PREASA and MERIDIAN as well as campaigns of SEEK1 and 2 were designed to investigate the dynamics and coupling between the high, middle and low latitude ionosphere, and to better understand the characteristics, and mechanisms responsible for producing ionospheric irregularities. Developments of space-based observations such as ROCSAT1, TIMED, ROCSAT2 (red sprit), ROCSAT3 (COSMIC) provide better resolutions in both temporal and spatial coverage in ionospheric studies. This session shall review, summarize and plan observations and theories of dynamics and structure of the mid- and low-latitude ionosphere.