GEMINI-SIGMA output Replication Data for: "On the production of ionospheric irregularities via Kelvin-Helmholtz instability associated with cusp flow channels"

Abstract

The files contain outputs from numerical simulations using a combination of the numerical models Geospace Environment Model of Ion-Neutral Interactions (GEMINI) and Satellite-beacon Ionospheric- scintillation Global Model of the upper Atmosphere (SIGMA). The outputs provide simulated time series of Global Positioning System (GPS) scintillations through density structures generated by the Kelvin Helmholtz instability (KHI), as explained in detail in the publication. The numerical codes used to generate the outputs are described in the following publications: • Zettergren, M., Semeter, J., & Dahlgren, H. (2015). “Dynamics of density cavities generated by frictional heating: Formation, distortion, and instability”. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(23). [Available at https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2015GL066806 ] • Deshpande, K. B., Bust, G. S., Clauer, C. R., Rino, C. L., & Carrano, C. S. (2014). “Satellite-beacon Ionospheric-scintillation Global Model of the upper Atmosphere (SIGMA) I: High latitude sensitivity study of the model parameters”. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 119, 4026-4043. doi:10.1002/2013JA019699811. [Available at https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2013JA019699 ] • Deshpande, K. B., & Zettergren, M. D. (2019). “Satellite-Beacon Ionospheric Scintillation Global Model of the Upper Atmosphere (SIGMA) III: Scintillation Simulation Using A Physics-Based Plasma Model”. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(9), 4564-4572. doi:10.1029/2019GL082576. [Available at https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL082576 ] GEMINI is free, open-source software and can be downloaded from GitHub at https://github.com/gemini3d/. Build instructions, example simulations, and documentation are also included on this website. Uploaded by A.S.