The polarization of Pc5 ULF waves around dawn: A possible ionospheric conductivity gradient effect
In this study over 100 Pc5 events observed on the SAMNET magnetometer array have been catalogued. The ground horizontal polarization of these waves has been investigated and it has been shown that there are large differences between the polarization azimuth distributions on either side of noon. In t...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ecbaeb4c659948dab66d8200233bc1bb 2023-05-15T16:04:42+02:00 The polarization of Pc5 ULF waves around dawn: A possible ionospheric conductivity gradient effect G. Chisham D. Orr T. K. Yeoman D. K. Milling M. Lester J. A. Davies https://doaj.org/article/ecbaeb4c659948dab66d8200233bc1bb EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.ann-geophys.net/13/159/1995/angeo-13-159-1995.html https://doaj.org/toc/0992-7689 https://doaj.org/toc/1432-0576 0992-7689 1432-0576 https://doaj.org/article/ecbaeb4c659948dab66d8200233bc1bb Annales Geophysicae, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp 159-167 (0000) Science Q Physics QC1-999 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T08:44:04Z In this study over 100 Pc5 events observed on the SAMNET magnetometer array have been catalogued. The ground horizontal polarization of these waves has been investigated and it has been shown that there are large differences between the polarization azimuth distributions on either side of noon. In the morning the azimuth distributions are spread evenly across all possible orientations whereas in the afternoon they are predominantly in a North-South orientation. The difference appears to be the result of a specific polarization pattern that occurred across the SAMNET array for 31 of the Pc5 events. These 31 Pc5 events all occurred in the morning sector, close to the dawn terminator. It is suggested that this special polarization pattern is a consequence of ionospheric conductivity gradients that occur at around dawn. This theory is reinforced by the comparison of the local times of these polarization variations with the local time of sunrise. By employing ionospheric conductivity data from the EISCAT radar for two of these Pc5 events, this connection has been studied in more detail. Article in Journal/Newspaper EISCAT Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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In this study over 100 Pc5 events observed on the SAMNET magnetometer array have been catalogued. The ground horizontal polarization of these waves has been investigated and it has been shown that there are large differences between the polarization azimuth distributions on either side of noon. In the morning the azimuth distributions are spread evenly across all possible orientations whereas in the afternoon they are predominantly in a North-South orientation. The difference appears to be the result of a specific polarization pattern that occurred across the SAMNET array for 31 of the Pc5 events. These 31 Pc5 events all occurred in the morning sector, close to the dawn terminator. It is suggested that this special polarization pattern is a consequence of ionospheric conductivity gradients that occur at around dawn. This theory is reinforced by the comparison of the local times of these polarization variations with the local time of sunrise. By employing ionospheric conductivity data from the EISCAT radar for two of these Pc5 events, this connection has been studied in more detail. |
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The polarization of Pc5 ULF waves around dawn: A possible ionospheric conductivity gradient effect |
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The polarization of Pc5 ULF waves around dawn: A possible ionospheric conductivity gradient effect |
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The polarization of Pc5 ULF waves around dawn: A possible ionospheric conductivity gradient effect |
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The polarization of Pc5 ULF waves around dawn: A possible ionospheric conductivity gradient effect |
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The polarization of Pc5 ULF waves around dawn: A possible ionospheric conductivity gradient effect |
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polarization of pc5 ulf waves around dawn: a possible ionospheric conductivity gradient effect |
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