Multipoint observations of Pc1-2 waves in the afternoon sector

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Ionosphere: Wave Propagation (0689, 3285, 4275, 4455, 6934), Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetosphere: Outer, Ionosphere: Plasma Waves And Instabilities (2772), Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetic Storms And Substorms (7954), Magnetospheric Physics: Numerical Modeling

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Coordinated observations from GOES-9, DMSP F-13, and Chokurdakh (CHD) have shown concurrent Pc1-2 band wave activity in the late afternoon sector, close to 16 MLT. The left-hand polarization of the waves in space indicates that these are electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves. In the region of field line conjunction, DMSP also observed 6-30 keV energy ion precipitation. We have examined the propagation of the EMIC waves from the magnetosphere to the ionosphere using both time series analysis and a 2$\frac{1}{2-D magnetohydrodynamic model. Our analysis suggests that the EMIC are generated by interactions with cold plasma within a drainage plume, consistent with theory, and that the waves primarily propagate earthward along geomagnetic field lines at the eastward (outer) edge of the plume.

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