magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling during periods of extended high auroral activity: a case study
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Abstract
Results are presented from a case study of a plasma boundary
crossing by the Cluster spacecraft during an extended period of
high auroral activity. The boundary between the magnetotail lobe
region of the Southern Hemisphere and the plasma sheet boundary
layer, was characterized by intense electric and magnetic field
variations, structured upward accelerated ion beams, narrow-scale
large field-aligned Poynting fluxes directed upward away from the
ionosphere, and a relatively sharp plasma density gradient.
The observations are shown to be consistent with the concept of a multi-layered boundary with temporal and/or spatial variations in the different layers. H+ and O+ ion beams are seen to be accelerated upwards both by means of a field-aligned electric field and by magnetic pumping caused by large-amplitude and low-frequency electric field fluctuations. The peak energy of the ion beams may here be used as a diagnostic tool for the temporal evolution of the spatial structures, since the temporal changes occur on a time-scale shorter than the times-of-flight of the detected ion species.
The case study also shows the boundary region to be mainly characterized by a coupling of the detected potential structures to the low ionosphere during the extended period of high auroral activity, as indicated by the intense field-aligned Poynting fluxes directed upward away from the ionosphere.
The observations are shown to be consistent with the concept of a multi-layered boundary with temporal and/or spatial variations in the different layers. H+ and O+ ion beams are seen to be accelerated upwards both by means of a field-aligned electric field and by magnetic pumping caused by large-amplitude and low-frequency electric field fluctuations. The peak energy of the ion beams may here be used as a diagnostic tool for the temporal evolution of the spatial structures, since the temporal changes occur on a time-scale shorter than the times-of-flight of the detected ion species.
The case study also shows the boundary region to be mainly characterized by a coupling of the detected potential structures to the low ionosphere during the extended period of high auroral activity, as indicated by the intense field-aligned Poynting fluxes directed upward away from the ionosphere.
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| Authors | ;S. Liléo;G. T. Marklund;T. Karlsson;T. Johansson;T. Johansson;P.-A. Lindqvist;A. Marchaudon;A. Fazakerley;C. Mouikis;L. M. Kistler |
| Journal | journal of food measurement and characterization |
| Year | 2008 |
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10.5194/angeo-26-583-2008
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