peter_chi_080706_IT_5

Title/Introduction: This run simulates the September 1998 magnetic/ionospheric storm. Plasmaspheric depletion has been observed for this well-studied storm. The run starts from 1998-9-25, and the magnetic storm starts on 1998-9-25.

Key Word: September 1998 storm. Day 3 in 3-day series of runs

Model Type: IT
Model: CTIP
Dipole Update With Time: yes
Coordinate System for the Output: GEO

Initial Parameters:

SW Density: 2.474 n/cc
SW Temperature [Kelvin]: 177985.94 Kelvin
X Component of SW Velocity: -513.297 km/sec
Y Component of SW Velocity: 3.006 km/sec
Z Component of SW Velocity: -8.887 km/sec
IMF Bx: 0.000 nT
IMF By: 1.594 nT
IMF Bz: 2.323 nT
IMF |B|: 2.818 nT
IMF Clock Angle: 34.453 deg.
Dipole Tilt at Start in X-Z Plane: 2.065 deg.
Dipole Tilt in Y-Z GSE Plane: -33.7 deg.

Year: 1998
Day of the year: 270
Radio Flux 10.7 cm: 128.0
Electric Field Model: Weimer
Hemispheric Power Index (Activity Level): 8
Hemispheric Power in gigawatts: 48.0000

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• View Input: Solar Wind Parameters (|B|, IMF Clock Angle, Dipole Tilt, |V|)

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• View 2D Height-Integrated and Height-Independent Ionosphere Variables