Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jgr....97...25r&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 97, Jan. 1, 1992, p. 25-42.
Physics
28
Dynamic Pressure, Geomagnetism, Geosynchronous Orbits, Solar Terrestrial Interactions, Solar Wind, Diurnal Variations, Fourier Analysis, Goes Satellites, Magnetic Fields, Magnetometers
Scientific paper
Vector magnetic fields at geosynchronous orbit were measured during 1980-1984 using the operational GOES 2, GOES 5, and GOES 6 spacecraft magnetometers. These spacecraft measurements are corrected for offsets due to spacecraft state, and these field estimates were used to create a data base with 1-min resolution. Hourly quiet field values were calculated for these years from this data base using the ground-based geomagnetic index criteria AE less than 120 nT and absolute value of Dst less than 20 nT. These quiet field components, rotated into dipole HVD coordinates, were approximated by the first two coefficients of a two-dimensional Fourier series in time of day and season. The quiet geosynchronous field components, to first order, are given by mean values of about 90 nT, -60 nT, and 5 nT; and sinusoidal diurnal amplitudes of about 21 nT, 5 nT, and 5 nT, respectively, for H, V, and D where the spacecraft magnetometer was located near the geomagnetic meridian. The second harmonic diurnal amplitudes and the first and second harmonic seasonal amplitudes are typically of the order of a few nanoteslas or less except for the D component, which exhibits a larger seasonal variation. The H component of the quiet field increased 4.6 nT from 80.2 to 84.8 nT in its mean amplitude, and 20.8 nT from 11.9 to 32.7 nT in its first harmonic amplitude for Pd increasing from 0.71 x 10 exp -8 to 3.31 x 10 exp -8 dyn/sq cm. These quiet H measurements, including the pressure dependence, are compared with a first-order field model (Mead, 1964) superimposed with a tail current, resulting in magnetospheric currents (magnetopause and tail) in agreement with previous model values. The measured field pressure dependence and the Mead model suggest a tail current dependence on pressure.
McPherron Robert L.
Rufenach Clifford L.
Schaper Justin
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