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  • Ohma, A., Madelaire, M., Laundal, K. M., Reistad, J. P., Hatch, S. M., Gasparini, S., and Walker, S. J. (2024). Background removal from global auroral images: Data driven dayglow modelling. Earth Planet. Phys., 8(1), 1–11. doi: 10.26464/epp2023051
    Citation: Ohma, A., Madelaire, M., Laundal, K. M., Reistad, J. P., Hatch, S. M., Gasparini, S., and Walker, S. J. (2024). Background removal from global auroral images: Data driven dayglow modelling. Earth Planet. Phys., 8(1), 1–11. doi: 10.26464/epp2023051
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Background removal from global auroral images: Data driven dayglow modelling

  • Global images of aurora obtained by cameras on spacecraft are a key tool when studying the near-Earth environment. However, the cameras are not only sensitive to auroral emissions produced by precipitating particles, but also to dayglow emissions produced by photoelectrons induced by sunlight. Nightglow emission and scattered sunlight can contribute to the background signal. To fully utilize such images in space science, background contamination must be removed to isolate the auroral signal. Here we outline a data driven approach to model the background intensity in multiple images by formulating linear inverse problems based on B-splines and spherical harmonics. The approach is robust, flexible and iteratively deselects outliers such as auroral emissions. The final model is smooth across the terminator and accounts for slow temporal variations and large-scale asymmetries in the dayglow. We demonstrate the model using the three far ultraviolet cameras on the Imager for Magnetopause−to−Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) mission. The method can be applied to historical missions and is relevant for upcoming missions such as the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission.

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