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Equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) are a crucial space weather phenomenon, originating in the post-sunset hours, which adversely affect satellite-based communication and navigation systems, and high frequency terrestrial communication.
Patra and Das [2025] demonstrate a robust ionosonde-based technique for the prediction of EPB formation over the ionosonde station. The technique relies on data collected about one hour prior to the sunset period for predicting the formation of EPBs. Using large dataset covering diverse solar flux and geomagnetic conditions from three low latitude stations in India, the authors show that prediction for the formation of EPB over an ionosonde station can be made with an accuracy of 99.86%. The authors also propose a cost-effective approach for developing an EPB prediction strategy for practical purposes.
Citation: Patra, A. K., & Das, S. K. (2025). Prediction of equatorial plasma bubble formation using ionosonde observations from India. AGU Advances*, 6, e2024AV001323.*https://doi.org/10.1029/2024AV001323
—Alberto Montanari, Editor-in-Chief, AGU Advances
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