Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
Jul 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989jgr....94.8921n&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 94, July 1, 1989, p. 8921-8927.
Mathematics
Probability
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Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Effects, Polar Cusps, Satellite Observation, Dmsp Satellites, Prediction Analysis Techniques, Probability Distribution Functions, Statistical Analysis
Scientific paper
The low-altitude cusp dependencies on the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) were investigated using the algorithm of Newell and Meng (1988) to identify the cusp proper. The algorithm was applied to 12,569 high-latitude dayside passes of the DMSP F7 spacecraft, and the resulting cusp positioning data were correlated with the IMF. It was found that the cusp latitudinal position correlated reasonably well (0.70) with the Bz component when the IMF had a southward component. The correlation for the northward Bz component was only 0.18, suggestive of a half-wave rectifier effect. The ratio of cusp ion number flux precipitation for Bz southward to that for Bz northward was 1.75 + or - 0.12. The statistical local time widths of the cusp proper for the northward and the southward Bz components were found to be 2.1 h and 2.8 h, respectively.
Lepping Ronald
Meng Ching I.
Newell Patrick T.
Sibeck David G.
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