Conjugate and closely-spaced observations of auroral radio absorption-IV The movement of simple features

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Although the time structure of auroral radio absorption, measured with riometers at high-latitude stations, is generally complex, some features are seen which have a relatively simple structure. Multiple riometer data from the magnetically-conjugate stations Great Whale River and Byrd demonstrate that many of these features show movements over a 250 km baseline. Both the velocities and the directions of movement are consistent with the substorm movements that have been detected in other auroral work, for example by visual observations or by auroral radar. The velocities range between 80 m/sec and 3.3 km/sec, the directions being predominantly westward in the evening sector and eastward in the morning. The observed behaviour is essentially the same in both hemispheres, though event-by-event comparisons show some differences of velocity. The data are applied to determine the instantaneous corresponding points in the two hemispheres; it is found that the corresponding point wanders by 130 km about its mean position. Some implications of the results are discussed.

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