Variations in the ULF index of daytime geomagnetic pulsations during recurrent magnetic storms |
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| Authors: | O V Kozyreva N G Kleimenova |
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| Institution: | 1.Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth,Russian Academy of Sciences,Moscow,Russia |
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| Abstract: | A new index of wave activity (ULF index) is applied to analyze daytime magnetic pulsations in the Pc5 range (f = 2–7 mHz) during ten successive recurrent magnetic storms (CIR (corotating interaction region) storms) of 2006. The most
intense daytime geomagnetic Pc5 pulsations on the Earth’s surface in all phases of CIR storms are predominantly observed in
the pre-noon sector at latitudes higher than 70°, while those in CME storms (storms initiated by coronal mass ejection (CME))
are observed at latitudes lower than 70°. A comparison of wave activity during CIR and CME storms has shown that the amplitude
of Pc5 pulsations in CIR storms is much smaller than that in CME storms and the spectrum maximum is observed at lower frequencies
and higher latitudes. At the same time, the mechanism of ULF wave generation during both types of magnetic storms seems to
be similar, namely, resonance of magnetic field lines due to the development of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability caused by
an approach of a high-velocity solar wind stream to the Earth’s magnetosphere. Since resonance oscillations are excited only
in the closed magnetosphere, the higher-latitude position of the Pc5 pulsation intensity maximum in CIR storms points to larger
dimensions of the daytime magnetosphere during CIR storms as compared to CME storms. |
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