The time delay of the ionospheric response to the ring current variation

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Dec 1988

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(Chinese Journal of Space Science, vol. 7, Apr. 1987, p. 95-102) Chinese Physics (ISSN 0273-429X), vol. 8, Jan.-Dec. 1988, p. 15

Physics

Electric Fields, Ionospheric Currents, Magnetic Storms, Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling, Ring Currents, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Ionospheric Conductivity, Time Lag

Scientific paper

The link between intensification of the ring-current inflation rate and the variation of ionospheric electric fields during long-lasting storms is discussed. The main features of the ionospheric response to the ring-current variation observed by STARE and SABRE are discussed. The ionospheric response has a time delay of 1-2 hours in the afternoon sector of MLT where the electric field increases as a near-exponential function, while in other sectors there is no delay and no systematic increase of electric fields, but an enhanced state with fluctuations can be found. An opposite tendency of electric field variations often appears from STARE and SABRE observations. In the STARE field of view the magnitude of electric fields at lower latitude is usually larger then that at higher latitude during ring-current increase events. These facts are qualitatively consistent with predictions of the simple model of Zi and Shen (1986). The results show that the ring current has an important influence on the magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling.

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