Non-triggered auroral substorms and long-period (1–4 mHz) geomagnetic and auroral luminosity pulsations in the polar cap

Yagova, Nadezda; Nosikova, Natalia; Baddeley, Lisa; Kozyreva, Olga; Lorentzen, Dag Arne; Pilipenko, Vyacheslav; Johnsen, Magnar G.. 2017 Non-triggered auroral substorms and long-period (1–4 mHz) geomagnetic and auroral luminosity pulsations in the polar cap. Annales Geophysicae, 35 (3). 365-376. https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-35-365-2017

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Abstract/Summary

A study is undertaken into parameters of the polar auroral and geomagnetic pulsations in the frequency range 1–4 mHz (Pc5∕Pi3) during quiet geomagnetic intervals preceding auroral substorms and non-substorm background variations. Special attention is paid to substorms that occur under parameters of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) conditions typical for undisturbed days (“non-triggered substorms”). The spectral parameters of pulsations observed in auroral luminosity as measured by a meridian scanning photometer (Svalbard) in the polar cap and near the polar boundary of the auroral oval are studied and compared with those for the geomagnetic pulsations measured by the magnetometer network IMAGE in the same frequency range. It is found that Pc5∕Pi3 power spectral density (PSD) is higher during pre-substorm time intervals than for non-substorm days and that specific variations of pulsation parameters (“substorm precursors”) occur during the last 2–4 pre-substorm hours.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-35-365-2017
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > BAS Programmes 2015 > Space Weather and Atmosphere
ISSN:	1432-0576
Date made live:	19 Apr 2017 12:10 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516886

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