Equatorial ionization anomaly of the total electron content and equatorial electrojet of ground-based geomagnetic field strength

Measurements from ground-based receiver chains of the global positioning system (GPS) and magnetometers of the Circum-pan Pacific Magnetometer Network (CPMN) in the west Pacific region during 1999-2003 are examined. The ionospheric total electron content (TEC) derived from the GPS receivers is used to observe the strength, location, and occurrence time of the equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) crests, which resulted from the equatorial plasma E x B drift fountain. The magnetic field strength of CPMN is employed to monitor the equatorial electrojet (EEJ), and to further estimate the effectiveness of the E x B drift to the EIA crests. Results show that the strength and location of the EIA crests are proportional to the EEJ strength. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd.