Dynamics of the postnoon auroral oval
The morphology of the postnoon auroral oval (1300–1500 magnetic local time) as determined by ground-based optical observations with all-sky TV's and meridian scanners at Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., and Cape Parry, N.W.T., is described. Arcs associated with the "inverted-V" type of precipit...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Physics |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1986
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/p86-253 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/p86-253 |
| Summary: | The morphology of the postnoon auroral oval (1300–1500 magnetic local time) as determined by ground-based optical observations with all-sky TV's and meridian scanners at Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., and Cape Parry, N.W.T., is described. Arcs associated with the "inverted-V" type of precipitation events, frequently observed with rocket and spacecraft particle detectors during this time period, are found to be short-lived, narrow, and sometimes of very restricted east–west extent. These arcs form the main feature of the auroral oval, which appears to be delineated almost ex0clusively by 6300-Å emission. The mechanism for their generation is consistent with local injections of magnetosheath plasma into the dayside boundary layer. |
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