A statistical study of Pc 3 magnetic pulsations at synchronous orbit, ATS 6

Details A statistical study of Pc 3 magnetic pulsations at synchronous orbit, ATS 6 A statistical study of Pc 3 magnetic pulsations at synchronous orbit, ATS 6

Mar 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977jgr....82.1149a&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, Mar. 1, 1977, p. 1149-1157.

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Ats 6, Geomagnetic Micropulsations, Polarization Characteristics, Satellite Observation, Statistical Analysis, Azimuth, Lines Of Force, Magnetic Resonance, Magnetopause, Radial Distribution, Synchronous Satellites

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Results are reported for a study designed to determine statistically the nature and variation of the polarization parameters of Pc3 magnetic pulsations at synchronous orbit. Data obtained with a triaxial flux gate magnetometer on the geosynchronous satellite ATS 6 are subjected to routine power spectral and polarization analyses, and the events examined are identified as peaks in the spectra. Coherence analysis of spectral matrices for these events indicates that Pc3 are very common at synchronous orbit and are primarily a local morning phenomenon with an occurrence peak around 1000 LT; that the pulsations occur at all frequencies in the Pc3 band, with the most common frequency at about 0.35 Hz; that the Pc3 at synchronous orbit are most often linear and generally transverse, but some have significant compressional components; and that based on azimuth angle, there are two distinct classes of Pc3 (azimuthal and radial) with different characteristics. These statistical results are compared with model predictions and ground-based observations.

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