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Nov 1996
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Annales Geophysicae, vol. 14, Issue 11, pp.1177-1185
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The AE indices are generally used for monitoring the level of magnetic activity in the auroral oval region. In some cases, however, the oval is either so expanded or contracted that the latitudinal coverage of the AE magnetometer chain is not adequate. Then, a longitudinal chain in the key region would give more information of the real situation, but, of course, only during some limited UT-period. In order to find out the UT coverage of a single meridional chain, we have compared the global AL and AU indices with corresponding local indices determined using data from the meridional part of the EISCAT Magnetometer Cross during the years 1985-1987. A statistical study shows that the local indices are close (within relative error of 0.2) to the global AU and AL during periods 1500-2000 UT (~1730-2230 MLT) and 2130-0130 UT (~0000-0400 MLT), respectively. In the middle of these optimal MLT-sectors the EISCAT Cross sees more than 70% of the cases when the global AE chain records activity. Then, also the correlation between the local and global indices is generally good (>0.7). Thus we conclude that five to six evenly located meridional chains are needed for covering all the UT-periods. On the other hand, already the combination of IMAGE, CANOPUS, and the Greenland chains catches ~50% of the substorms. Case-studies show that usually during 2130-1100 UT the AL achieved from these chains reproduces the real AL with good timing, although it does not follow all transient variations.
Acknowledgements. The work done by P. Henelius and E. Vilenius in programme development is gratefully acknowledged. Topical Editor D. Alcayde thanks I. Pryse and A. Vallance-Jones for their help in evaluating this paper.
Kauristie Kirsti
Opgenoorth Hermann J.
Pellinen Risto J.
Pulkkinen Tuija I.
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