Computer Science
Scientific paper
Nov 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976p%26ss...24.1007b&link_type=abstract
Planetary and Space Science, vol. 24, Nov. 1976, p. 1007-1024.
Computer Science
59
Dawn Chorus, Earth Magnetosphere, Frequency Distribution, Plasma-Electromagnetic Interaction, Whistlers, Bandwidth, Dense Plasmas, Diurnal Variations, Electron Precipitation, Refractivity, Very Low Frequencies, Wave Interaction
Scientific paper
Over 400 hours of continuous broadband data obtained by the OGO 3 satellite are analyzed to provide a statistically accurate description of band-limited (magnetospheric) chorus. Certain aspects of the chorus frequency distribution are interpreted in terms of a gyroresonant electron feedback model of generation. An example of high chorus activity during an outbound pass through the noon magnetosphere is examined in detail, the spectral complexity of some chorus is illustrated, and the diurnal variation of chorus occurrence is investigated. The frequency and bandwidth distributions of chorus are analyzed. The results indicate that chorus occurrence depends strongly on local time and dipole latitude, the general region of maximum chorus occurrence approximates the previously reported zone of 'hard' electron precipitation, and the normalized chorus frequency is strongly dependent on dipole latitude. It is shown how a change in the curvature of the whistler-mode refractive-index surface affects focusing of radiation along magnetic field lines and how interference can occur between modes with slightly different ray velocities. It is concluded that most magnetospheric chorus consists of rising emissions which are probably generated by gyroresonant electrons slightly off the equator.
Burtis W. J.
Helliwell Robert A.
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