Multisatellite study of nightside transient toroidal waves

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Nov 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996jgr...10124815t&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 101, Issue A11, p. 24815-24826

Physics

Plasma Physics

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Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetospheric Configuration And Dynamics, Magnetospheric Physics: Mhd Waves And Instabilities, Magnetospheric Physics: Plasma Waves And Instabilities, Space Plasma Physics: Waves And Instabilities

Scientific paper

Transverse magnetic pulsations polarized in the east-west direction (toroidal waves) are a common feature in the dayside magnetosphere, but they are also observed in the nightside magnetosphere in the form of transient oscillations typically lasting 10-20 min. Until now, little attention has been paid to these transient toroidal waves (TTWs). To get insight into the propagation mode and generation mechanism of TTWs, we have examined magnetic field records from the elliptically orbiting AMPTE CCE, geostationary GOES 5 (located at a geographic longitude of ~75°W), and GOES 6 (~100°W) satellites. We find that TTW onset times are often simultaneous among the satellites within an accuracy of 1-2 min, but that the wave periods differ from one satellite to another. The latter feature is evidence that TTWs are due to standing Alfvén waves on individual magnetic field lines. Additional evidence of the standing waves is provided from the phase relationship between oscillations in magnetic field and ion flux anisotropy. We show by a numerical calculation of the ionospheric damping rate that toroidal mode standing waves can last for a few wave periods once they are excited. Thus, the general lack of continuous toroidal waves on the nightside can be attributed to the absence of sources rather than to strong ionospheric damping. Using CCE data and ground magnetic field data, we confirm that TTWs can be observed immediately following ~30% (~2%) of substorm onsets when the satellite is on the nightside (dayside) at 4

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