<i>Introduction</i>The Cluster mission Tập 19 Số 10/12 - Trang 1197-1200
C. P. Escoubet, M. Fehringer, M. L. Goldstein
Abstract. The Cluster mission, ESA’s first cornerstone project, together with the SOHO mission, dating back to the first proposals in 1982, was finally launched in the summer of 2000. On 16 July and 9 August, respectively, two Russian Soyuz rockets blasted off from the Russian cosmodrome in Baikonour to deliver two Cluster spacecraft, each into their proper orbit. By the end of August 2000...... hiện toàn bộ
Properties and geoeffectiveness of magnetic clouds in the rising, maximum and early declining phases of solar cycle 23 Tập 23 Số 2 - Trang 625-641
Emilia Kilpua, R. Schwenn, V. Bothmer, H. Koskinen
Abstract. The magnetic structure and geomagnetic response of 73 magnetic clouds (MC) observed by the WIND and ACE satellites in solar cycle 23 are examined. The results have been compared with the surveys from the previous solar cycles. The preselected candidate MC events were investigated using the minimum variance analysis to determine if they have a flux-rope structure and to obtain the...... hiện toàn bộ
Cluster observations of reconnection due to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at the dawnside magnetospheric flank Tập 24 Số 10 - Trang 2619-2643
K. Nykyri, A. Otto, B. Lavraud, C. Mouikis, L. M. Kistler, A. Balogh, H. Rème
Abstract. On 3 July 2001, the four Cluster satellites traversed along the dawnside magnetospheric flank and observed large variations in all plasma parameters. The estimated magnetopause boundary normals were oscillating in the z-direction and the normal component of the magnetic field showed systematic 2–3 min bipolar variations for 1 h when the IMF had a small positive bz-component and ...... hiện toàn bộ
GPS radio occultation with CHAMP and GRACE: A first look at a new and promising satellite configuration for global atmospheric sounding Tập 23 Số 3 - Trang 653-658
Jens Wickert, G. Beyerle, Rolf König, S. Heise, L. Grunwaldt, Grzegorz Michalak, Ch. Reigber, T. Schmidt
Abstract. CHAMP (CHAllenging Minisatellite Payload) and GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment) formed a satellite configuration for precise atmospheric sounding during the first activation of the GPS (Global Positioning System) radio occultation experiment aboard GRACE on 28 and 29 July 2004. 338 occultations were recorded aboard both satellites, providing globally distributed ver...... hiện toàn bộ
Resonant enhancement of relativistic electron fluxes during geomagnetically active periods
I. Roth, M. Temerin, M. K. Hudson
Abstract. The strong increase in the flux of relativistic electrons during the recovery phase of magnetic storms and during other active periods is investigated with the help of Hamiltonian formalism and simulations of test electrons which interact with whistler waves. The intensity of the whistler waves is enhanced significantly due to injection of 10-100 keV electrons during the substorm...... hiện toàn bộ
Yearly variations in the low-latitude topside ionosphere Tập 18 Số 7 - Trang 789-798 - 2000
Bailey, G. J., Su, Y. Z., Oyama, K.-I.
Observations made by the Hinotori satellite have been analysed to determine the yearly variations of the electron density and electron temperature in the low-latitude topside ionosphere. The observations reveal the existence of an equinoctial asymmetry in the topside electron density at low latitudes, i.e. the density is higher at one equinox than at the other. The asymmetry is hemisphere-dependen...... hiện toàn bộ
Quantitative modeling of the ionospheric response to geomagnetic activity Tập 18 Số 7 - Trang 766-781
T. J. Fuller‐Rowell, M. Codrescu, Phil Wilkinson
Abstract. A physical model of the coupled thermosphere and ionosphere has been used to determine the accuracy of model predictions of the ionospheric response to geomagnetic activity, and assess our understanding of the physical processes. The physical model is driven by empirical descriptions of the high-latitude electric field and auroral precipitation, as measures of the strength of the...... hiện toàn bộ
Predicting geomagnetic storms from solar-wind data using time-delay neural networks Tập 14 Số 7 - Trang 679-686
Hans Gleisner, H. Lundstedt, Peter Wintoft
Abstract. We have used time-delay feed-forward neural networks to compute the geomagnetic-activity index Dst one hour ahead from a temporal sequence of solar-wind data. The input data include solar-wind density n, velocity V and the southward component Bz of the interplanetary magnetic field. Dst is not included in the input data. The networks implement an explicit functional relationship ...... hiện toàn bộ