The dynamic cusp aurora on 30 November 1997: response to southward turning of the IMF

• Main Authors: Sandholt, P. E., Farrugia, C. J., Lybekk, B.
• Other Authors: Department of Physics, Okayama University, Institute for Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire (UNH)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 1999
• Subjects: [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; [SDU.STU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences; Cowley; Lockwood; Ny-Ålesund; Svalbard; Ny Ålesund
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00316661; https://hal.science/hal-00316661/document; https://hal.science/hal-00316661/file/angeo-17-1155-1999.pdf

International audience We document the detailed dynamics of the dayside aurora in the \sim1200-1600 MLT sector in response to a sharp southward turning of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) under negative IMF B y conditions. Features not documented in previous work are elucidated by using two m...