The relationship between the auroral oval pattern, i.e., location, size, shape, and intensity, and the auroral electrojet activity index （AE index） is studied. It is found that the maximal auroral intensity is ellip...The relationship between the auroral oval pattern, i.e., location, size, shape, and intensity, and the auroral electrojet activity index （AE index） is studied. It is found that the maximal auroral intensity is elliptically distributed, and the lengths of semimajor and semiminor axes are positively correlated to AE. The intensity along the normal of the auroral oval can be satisfyingly described by a Gaussian distribution, and the maximum and the full width at half maximum of the Gaussian distribution ave both positively correlated to AE. Based on these statistical results, a series of experimental formulas as a function of AE are developed to calculate the location, size, shape, and intensity of the auroral oval. These formulas are validated by the auroral images released by SWPC/NOAA.展开更多
基金the Polar Research Institute of China(KP2005011)the NSFC under Grant Noe.40674077 and 40436015
文摘The relationship between the auroral oval pattern, i.e., location, size, shape, and intensity, and the auroral electrojet activity index （AE index） is studied. It is found that the maximal auroral intensity is elliptically distributed, and the lengths of semimajor and semiminor axes are positively correlated to AE. The intensity along the normal of the auroral oval can be satisfyingly described by a Gaussian distribution, and the maximum and the full width at half maximum of the Gaussian distribution ave both positively correlated to AE. Based on these statistical results, a series of experimental formulas as a function of AE are developed to calculate the location, size, shape, and intensity of the auroral oval. These formulas are validated by the auroral images released by SWPC/NOAA.
