Alfven field line resonances at low latitudes (L = 1.5)

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Extremely Low Radio Frequencies, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Plasma Density, Resonant Frequencies, Conjugate Gradient Method, Damping, Tropical Regions

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The nature of the spatial structure of resonant ULF waves at low latitudes has been studied. Gradient analysis of data taken at a meridional array of three stations in Soviet Central Asia showed that Alfven field line resonances, in the Pc 3 bandwidth, do exist at L = 1.5. Resonant frequencies of 66-84 mHz (12-15 s) were measured. Resonance width and the radial gradient of Alfven frequency were determined from our experimental data. The resonance width is observed to increase at lower latitudes. This is the result of an increase in ionospheric damping at lower latitudes. Ionospheric damping significantly affects both resonant frequencies and resonance widths. Initial analysis of the data showed that effects of geologic inhomogeneities between two stations can obscure resonant effects that are observed in ground-based magnetometer data. A method was developed to address these geologic effects so that the response of the resonator can be seen in both amplitude and phase calculations. The cross-phase spectrum was determined to be the most useful technique to identify the resonant frequency of the field line between two ground stations. Diurnal variations in resonant frequency are mainly due to diurnal changes in plasma density along the oscillating field line.

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