Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007agufmsm41b..04m&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2007, abstract #SM41B-04
Physics
2784 Solar Wind/Magnetosphere Interactions, 2788 Magnetic Storms And Substorms (7954)
Scientific paper
Geomagnetic storms are produced by solar wind disturbances causing large currents to flow throughout the magnetosphere. These currents are the magnetosphere's response to the solar wind electric field and the rate of the interplanetary magnetic field's reconnection with the magnetosphere. To gauge the geo-effectiveness of a storm, or the magnetosphere's response to the storm, we consider the ratio of the ring current injection rate (RCIR) to measures of the solar wind input. Burton et al. [1975] called this parameter α, using VBs as the solar wind input. We calculate three versions of α: α1 is the Burton et al. [1975] parameter, α2 is the ratio of the RCIR to the Newell et al. [2007] universal coupling function, α3 is the ratio of the RCIR to a measure of the dayside reconnection rate recently proposed by Borovsky. Using each of these values of α, we rank 100 storms with Dst < -75 nT, between 1995 and 2005. The top 10% and lowest 10% of storms are examined in detail to determine what characteristics they might have in common.
Lopez Rebolo R.
Mitchell Elizabeth J.
No associations
LandOfFree
Measures of Geo-effectiveness in Storms does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Measures of Geo-effectiveness in Storms, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Measures of Geo-effectiveness in Storms will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1425180