Geomagnetic Storms and Their Consequences: Advances in Prediction Models
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Upper Atmosphere".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 405
Special Issue Editor
Interests: space weather; solar energetic particles; geomagnetic storm
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue dedicated to “Geomagnetic Storms and Their Consequences: Advances in Prediction Models”, inviting high-quality research articles, reviews, and case studies that focus on the dynamic interactions between solar wind, the magnetosphere, the ionosphere, and the upper atmosphere, especially geomagnetic storms and their consequences.
Geomagnetic storms, which are triggered by solar wind perturbations, can profoundly impact the ionosphere and thermosphere, disrupting satellite operations, radio communications, and navigation systems. This Special Issue seeks to advance our understanding of storm time phenomena, including ionospheric irregularities, thermospheric heating, and the coupling mechanisms between magnetospheric, ionospheric, and atmospheric layers. Contributions leveraging ground-based observations, satellite data, numerical modeling, and machine learning approaches are particularly encouraged.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Storm-induced ionospheric plasma irregularities and scintillations.
- Thermospheric composition and density changes during storms.
- Magnetosphere–ionosphere–thermosphere coupling processes.
- Impacts on GNSS, radar, and HF communication systems.
- Long-term trends in space weather effects on the upper atmosphere.
Dr. Mingxian Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- geomagnetic storm
- space weather
- upper atmosphere
- thermosphere
- ionosphere
- magnetosphere
- solar–terrestrial relations
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