Two cases of auroral substorms have been studied with the Polar UVI data, which were associated with solar wind pressure shock arriving at the Earth. The global aurora activities started about 1-2 min after pressure s...Two cases of auroral substorms have been studied with the Polar UVI data, which were associated with solar wind pressure shock arriving at the Earth. The global aurora activities started about 1-2 min after pressure shocks arrived at dayside magnetopause, then nightside auroras intensified rapidly 3-4 min later, with auroral sub-storm onset. The observations in synchronous orbit indicated that the compressing effects on magnetosphere were observed in their corresponding sites about 2 min after the pressure shocks impulse magnetopause. We propose that the auroral intensification and substorm onset possibly result from hydromagnetic wave produced by the pressure shock. The fast-mode wave propagates across the magnetotail lobes with higher local Alfven velocity, magnetotail was compressed rapidly and strong lobe field and cross-tail current were built in about 1-2 min, and furthermore the substorm was triggered due to an instability in current sheet.展开更多
Using the east-west geomagnetic disturbance fields observed from stations at mid-latitudes,we investigate the characteristics of field-aligned currents on the nightside during the April 6,2000 superstorm.The results i...Using the east-west geomagnetic disturbance fields observed from stations at mid-latitudes,we investigate the characteristics of field-aligned currents on the nightside during the April 6,2000 superstorm.The results indicate that there is an eastward disturbance on the nightside of Northern Hemisphere during the main phase of magnetic storm,while the interplanetary magnetic field(IMF)is continued southward.The positive disturbances in the postmidnight are larger than that in the premidnight.This suggests that upward field-aligned currents develop on the nightside,when the IMF is directed southward.The peak of upward fieldaligned currents is located in postmidnight,and it will be more obvious at substorm expansion.We get the conclusion that both partial ring current and region-2 field-aligned current shift to dusk sector.The upward region-2 current is decreased at substorm onset,and intensified after it.We also investigate the relationship between the upward field-aligned currents on the nightside and the auroral electrojets at high latitudes.It shows a good correspondence between region-2 current and the westward electrojet in the postmidnight.We suppose that they are both associated with the convection electric field.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 49974033 and 49634160).
文摘Two cases of auroral substorms have been studied with the Polar UVI data, which were associated with solar wind pressure shock arriving at the Earth. The global aurora activities started about 1-2 min after pressure shocks arrived at dayside magnetopause, then nightside auroras intensified rapidly 3-4 min later, with auroral sub-storm onset. The observations in synchronous orbit indicated that the compressing effects on magnetosphere were observed in their corresponding sites about 2 min after the pressure shocks impulse magnetopause. We propose that the auroral intensification and substorm onset possibly result from hydromagnetic wave produced by the pressure shock. The fast-mode wave propagates across the magnetotail lobes with higher local Alfven velocity, magnetotail was compressed rapidly and strong lobe field and cross-tail current were built in about 1-2 min, and furthermore the substorm was triggered due to an instability in current sheet.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2006CB806305)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(40874088 and 40890163)+1 种基金the Special Fund for Public Welfare Industry(GYHY200806072)State-level Public Welfar Scientific Research Ccourtyard Basic Scentific Research Operation Cost(058904)
文摘Using the east-west geomagnetic disturbance fields observed from stations at mid-latitudes,we investigate the characteristics of field-aligned currents on the nightside during the April 6,2000 superstorm.The results indicate that there is an eastward disturbance on the nightside of Northern Hemisphere during the main phase of magnetic storm,while the interplanetary magnetic field(IMF)is continued southward.The positive disturbances in the postmidnight are larger than that in the premidnight.This suggests that upward field-aligned currents develop on the nightside,when the IMF is directed southward.The peak of upward fieldaligned currents is located in postmidnight,and it will be more obvious at substorm expansion.We get the conclusion that both partial ring current and region-2 field-aligned current shift to dusk sector.The upward region-2 current is decreased at substorm onset,and intensified after it.We also investigate the relationship between the upward field-aligned currents on the nightside and the auroral electrojets at high latitudes.It shows a good correspondence between region-2 current and the westward electrojet in the postmidnight.We suppose that they are both associated with the convection electric field.
