Review of hydromagnetic wave studies in the Antarctic
Abstract
High-latitude ULF waves at all frequencies are reviewed with emphasis on simultaneous measurements in both hemispheres. The seasonal variation of interhemisphere high-latitude data is valuable in helping to understand the topology of the magnetosphere. The frequent occurance of Pc 1-2 pulsations at high latitudes and in the polar cap is discussed. Evidence for ground detection of flux transfer events via magnetic pulsations is reviewed. The correlation of high-latitude pulsation data with other ground techniques of measuring particle precipitation is presented to better define the subset of high-latitude ULF that is produced by local current systems fed by particle precipitation and field-aligned currents. Finally, simultaneous ground and spacecraft measurements of ULF are reviewed which provide information on the propagation of ULF across such boundaries as the magnetopause and the ionosphere.
- Publication:
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Reviews of Geophysics
- Pub Date:
- February 1988
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1988RvGeo..26..181A
- Keywords:
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- Antarctic Regions;
- Geomagnetic Micropulsations;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Waves;
- Annual Variations;
- Earth Magnetosphere;
- Field Aligned Currents;
- Power Spectra;
- Spectrograms;
- Time Response;
- Very Low Frequencies;
- Magnetospheric Physics: MHD waves and instabilities;
- Magnetospheric Physics: Plasma waves and instabilities;
- Magnetospheric Physics: Polar cap phenomena;
- Space Plasma Physics: Wave/particle interactions