Observations of simultaneously occurring ULF and Ion Cyclotron Waves by the GOES-16 satellite magnetometer and particle detectors at geostationary orbit

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Loto'aniu
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Ring Current ◽  
Resonance Condition ◽  
Sampling Rate ◽  
Ion Fluxes ◽  
Ulf Waves ◽  
Ulf Wave ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Generation Mechanisms ◽  
Emic Waves

<p>The GOES-16 spacecraft, launched in November 2016, is the first of the GOES-R series next generation NOAA weather satellites. The spacecraft has a similar suite of space weather instruments to previous GOES satellites but with improved magnetometer sampling rate and wider energy range of particle flux observations. Presented are observations of simultaneously occurring Pc 4/5 ULF waves and electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves with a discussion on the relationship between the two wave modes including possible generation mechanisms. The waves were also observed in the particle data and we discuss both adiabatic and non-adiabatic wave-particle effects. Relativistic electron fluxes showed strong adiabatic motion with the magnetic field ULF waves. Estimates of Pc 4/5 ULF wave m-numbers suggest they were high, while ring current energy ion fluxes showed ULF variations with non-zero phasing relative to magnetic field ULF wave. This suggests ULF wave drift resonance with ring current ions. In one event we observed EMIC variations in the ion fluxes around energies that can drift resonate with simultaneously observed Pc 5 waves, suggesting that one particle population may be responsible for generating and/or modifying both observed Pc 5 and EMIC waves. ULF variations were also observed in electron/ion fluxes at lower energies down to 30 eV. We looked into ULF bounce resonance with 30 eV electrons, but the resonance condition did not match the observations. We will also discuss future plans to expand this study of ULF waves and wave-particle interactions using the two newest GOES satellites.</p>

scholarly journals Numerical study of the generation and propagation of ultralow-frequency waves by artificial ionospheric F region modulation at different latitudes

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 815-829
Author(s):  
Xiang Xu ◽  
Chen Zhou ◽  
Run Shi ◽  
Binbin Ni ◽  
Zhengyu Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Temperature ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Ring Current ◽  
Modulation Frequency ◽  
Current Source ◽  
Temperature Oscillation ◽  
Ulf Waves ◽  
Ultralow Frequency ◽  
Ulf Wave ◽  
F Region

Abstract. Powerful high-frequency (HF) radio waves can be used to efficiently modify the upper-ionospheric plasmas of the F region. The pressure gradient induced by modulated electron heating at ultralow-frequency (ULF) drives a local oscillating diamagnetic ring current source perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field, which can act as an antenna radiating ULF waves. In this paper, utilizing the HF heating model and the model of ULF wave generation and propagation, we investigate the effects of both the background ionospheric profiles at different latitudes in the daytime and nighttime ionosphere and the modulation frequency on the process of the HF modulated heating and the subsequent generation and propagation of artificial ULF waves. Firstly, based on a relation among the radiation efficiency of the ring current source, the size of the spatial distribution of the modulated electron temperature and the wavelength of ULF waves, we discuss the possibility of the effects of the background ionospheric parameters and the modulation frequency. Then the numerical simulations with both models are performed to demonstrate the prediction. Six different background parameters are used in the simulation, and they are from the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI-2012) model and the neutral atmosphere model (NRLMSISE-00), including the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP; 62.39° N, 145.15° W), Wuhan (30.52° N, 114.32° E) and Jicamarca (11.95° S, 76.87° W) at 02:00 and 14:00 LT. A modulation frequency sweep is also used in the simulation. Finally, by analyzing the numerical results, we come to the following conclusions: in the nighttime ionosphere, the size of the spatial distribution of the modulated electron temperature and the ground magnitude of the magnetic field of ULF wave are larger, while the propagation loss due to Joule heating is smaller compared to the daytime ionosphere; the amplitude of the electron temperature oscillation decreases with latitude in the daytime ionosphere, while it increases with latitude in the nighttime ionosphere; both the electron temperature oscillation amplitude and the ground ULF wave magnitude decreases as the modulation frequency increases; when the electron temperature oscillation is fixed as input, the radiation efficiency of the ring current source is higher in the nighttime ionosphere than in the daytime ionosphere.

A Deep Learning Technique for Automated Detection of ULF Waves in Swarm Time Series

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Antonopoulou ◽  
Constantinos Papadimitriou ◽  
Georgios Balasis ◽  
Adamantia Zoe Boutsi ◽  
Konstantinos Koutroumbas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Topside Ionosphere ◽  
Ulf Waves ◽  
Dense Layer ◽  
Ulf Wave ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Swarm Satellites

<p>Ultra-low frequency (ULF) magnetospheric plasma waves play a key role in the dynamics of the Earth’s magnetosphere and, therefore, their importance in Space Weather studies is indisputable. Magnetic field measurements from recent multi-satellite missions (e.g. Cluster, THEMIS, Van Allen Probes and Swarm) are currently advancing our knowledge on the physics of ULF waves. In particular, Swarm satellites, one of the most successful mission for the study of the near-Earth electromagnetic environment, have contributed to the expansion of data availability in the topside ionosphere, stimulating much recent progress in this area. Coupled with the new successful developments in artificial intelligence (AI), we are now able to use more robust approaches devoted to automated ULF wave event identification and classification. The goal of this effort is to use a deep learning method in order to classify ULF wave events using magnetic field data from Swarm. We construct a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) that takes as input the wavelet spectra of the Earth’s magnetic field variations per track, as measured by each one of the three Swarm satellites, and whose building blocks consist of two convolution layers, two pooling layers and a fully connected (dense) layer, aiming to classify ULF wave events in four different categories: 1) Pc3 wave events (i.e., frequency range 20-100 MHz), 2) non-events, 3) false positives, and 4) plasma instabilities. Our primary experiments show promising results, yielding successful identification of more than 95% accuracy. We are currently working on producing larger training/test datasets, by analyzing Swarm data from the mid-2014 onwards, when the final constellation was formed, aiming to construct a dataset comprising of more than 50000 wavelet image inputs for our network.</p>

scholarly journals Ring Current Proton Dynamics Driven by Wave-Particle Interactions During a Nonstorm Period

2021 ◽  
pp. 98-104
Author(s):  
Sergei V. Smolin
Keyword(s):  
Pitch Angle ◽  
Ring Current ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Proton Flux ◽  
Angle Distribution ◽  
Particle Interactions ◽  
Pitch Angle Distribution ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Wave Particle Interactions ◽  
Emic Waves

Modeling of pitch angle scattering of ring current protons at interaction with electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves during a nonstorm period was considered very seldom. Therefore it is used correlated observation of enhanced electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves and dynamic evolution of ring current proton flux collected by Cluster satellite near the location L = 4.5 during March 26–27, 2003, a nonstorm period (Dst > –10 nT). Energetic (5–30 keV) proton fluxes are found to drop rapidly (e.g., a half hour) at lower pitch angles, corresponding to intensified EMIC wave activities. As mathematical model is used the non-stationary one-dimensional pitch angle diffusion equation which allows to compute numerically density of phase space or pitch angle distribution of the charged particles in the Earth’s magnetosphere. The model depends on time t, a local pitch angle and several parameters (the mass of a particle, the energy, the McIlwain parameter, the magnetic local time or geomagnetic eastern longitude, the geomagnetic activity index, parameter of the charged particle pitch angle distribution taken for the 90 degrees pitch angle at t = 0, the lifetime due to wave–particle interactions). This model allows numerically to estimate also for different geophysical conditions a lifetime due to wave–particle interactions. It is shown, that EMIC waves can yield decrements in proton flux within 30 minutes, consistent with the observational data. The good consent is received. Comparison of results on full model for the pitch angle range from 0 up to 180 degrees and on the model for the 90 degrees pitch angle is lead. For a perpendicular differential flux of the Earth’s ring current protons very good consent with the maximal relative error approximately 3.23 % is received

scholarly journals Energy Exchange Between Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) Waves and Thermal Plasma: From Theory to Observations

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Usanova
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Plasma ◽  
Ring Current ◽  
Plasma Heating ◽  
Particle Interactions ◽  
Ion Heating ◽  
Thermal Electron ◽  
Plasma Species ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Radiation Belt Electrons ◽  
Emic Waves

The cold plasmaspheric plasma, the ring current and the radiation belts constitute three important populations of the inner magnetosphere. The overlap region between these populations gives rise to wave-particle interactions between different plasma species and wave modes observed in the magnetosphere, in particular, electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves. These waves can resonantly interact with multiple particle species, being an important loss process for both ring current ions and radiation belt electrons, as well as a cold plasma heating mechanism. This mini-review will focus on the interaction between EMIC waves and cold and thermal plasma, specifically the role of EMIC waves in cold and thermal electron and ion heating. It will discuss early theoretical results in conjunction with numerical modelling and recent satellite observations, and address outstanding problems and controversies in this field.

scholarly journals The Pulsating Magnetosphere at Jupiter

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry Manners ◽  
Adam Masters
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Wave Spectrum ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Wave Activity ◽  
Ulf Waves ◽  
Ulf Wave ◽  
Wide Range

<p>The magnetosphere of Jupiter is the largest planetary magnetosphere in the solar system, and plays host to internal dynamics that remain, in many ways, mysterious. Prominent among these mysteries are the ultra-low-frequency (<strong>ULF</strong>) pulses ubiquitous in this system. Pulsations in the electromagnetic emissions, magnetic field and flux of energetic particles have been observed for decades, with little to indicate the source mechanism. While ULF waves have been observed in the magnetospheres of all the magnetized planets, the magnetospheric environment at Jupiter seems particularly conducive to the emergence of ULF waves over a wide range of periods (1-100+ minutes). This is mainly due to the high variability of the system on a global scale: internal plasma sources and a powerful intrinsic magnetic field produce a highly-compressible magnetospheric cavity, which can be reduced to a size significantly smaller than its nominal expanded state by variations in the dynamic pressure of the solar wind. Compressive fronts in the solar wind, turbulent surface interactions on the magnetopause and internal plasma processes can also all lead to ULF wave activity inside the magnetosphere.</p><p>To gain the first comprehensive view of ULF waves in the Jovian system, we have performed a heritage survey of magnetic field data measured by six spacecraft that visited the magnetosphere (Galileo, Ulysses, Voyager 1 & 2 and Pioneer 10 & 11). We found several-hundred wave events consisting of wave packets parallel or transverse to the mean magnetic field, interpreted as fast-mode or Alfvénic MHD wave activity, respectively. Parallel and transverse events were often coincident in space and time, which may be evidence of global Alfvénic resonances of the magnetic field known as field-line-resonances. We found that 15-, 30- and 40-minute periods dominate the Jovian ULF wave spectrum, in agreement with the dominant “magic frequencies” often reported in existing literature.</p><p>We will discuss potential driving mechanisms as informed by the results of the heritage survey, how this in turn affects our understanding of energy transfer in the magnetosphere, and potential investigations to be made using data from the JUNO spacecraft. We will also discuss the potential for multiple resonant cavities, and how the resonance modes of the Jovian magnetosphere may differ from those of the other magnetized planets.</p>

Direct Observational Evidence of the Simultaneous Excitation of Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves and Magnetosonic Waves by an Anisotropic Proton Ring Distribution

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shangchun Teng ◽  
Nigang Liu ◽  
Qianli Ma ◽  
Xin Tao ◽  
Wen Li
Keyword(s):  
Energetic Electron ◽  
Observational Evidence ◽  
Ion Dynamics ◽  
Frequency Spectra ◽  
Simultaneous Excitation ◽  
Proton Distribution ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves ◽  
Generation Mechanisms ◽  
Emic Waves

<p>Magnetosonic (MS) waves and electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves are two important plasma wave modes in the magnetosphere. Previous simulations have shown that both waves could be generated by a ring-like proton distribution, while direct observational evidence has yet to be reported. Here, we present simultaneous observations of MS and EMIC waves and a detailed case analysis. The linear growth rates estimated for both waves are in good agreement with the observed wave frequency spectra. The measured proton distribution evolution is also compared with the simulation results, providing direct observational evidence for the previous theoretical prediction that anisotropic ring-like proton distributions could excite MS and EMIC waves simultaneously. Our findings are crucial for understanding the generation mechanisms of and relation between MS and EMIC waves and for evaluating their combined effects on energetic electron and ion dynamics. </p>

Modulation of Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves by Pc5 ULF Waves and Energetic Ring Current Ions

2019 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 1992-2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amar Kakad ◽  
Bharati Kakad ◽  
Yoshiharu Omura ◽  
Ashwini K. Sinha ◽  
Aditi Upadhyay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ring Current ◽  
Ulf Waves ◽  
Ion Cyclotron Waves ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves

scholarly journals The nonlinear coupling of electromagnetic ion cyclotron and lower hybrid waves in the ring current region: the magnetic storm 1-7May 1998

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. V. Khazanov ◽  
E. N. Krivorutsky ◽  
K. V. Gamayunov ◽  
L. A. Avanov
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Ring Current ◽  
Kinetic Equations ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Lower Hybrid ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Hybrid Waves ◽  
Mass Dependent ◽  
Lower Hybrid Waves ◽  
Emic Waves

Abstract. The excitation of lower hybrid waves (LHWs) is a widely discussed mechanism of interaction between plasma species in space, and is one of the unresolved questions of magnetospheric multi-ion plasmas. In this paper we present the morphology, dynamics, and level of LHW activity generated by electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves during the 2-7 May 1998 storm period on the global scale. The LHWs were calculated based on a newly developed self-consistent model (Khazanov et. al., 2002) that couples the system of two kinetic equations: one equation describes the ring current (RC) ion dynamic, and another equation describes the evolution of EMIC waves. It is found that the LHWs are excited by helium ions due to their mass dependent drift in the electric field of EMIC waves. The level of LHW activity is calculated assuming that the induced scattering process is the main saturation mechanism for these waves. The calculated LHWs electric fields are consistent with the observational data.

scholarly journals ULF wave transmission across collisionless shocks: 2.5D local hybrid simulations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Primož Kajdič ◽  
Yann Pfau-Kempf ◽  
Lucile Turc ◽  
Andrew Dimmock ◽  
Minna Palmroth
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Ulf Waves ◽  
Collisionless Shocks ◽  
Ulf Wave ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Fourier Spectra ◽  
The Waves ◽  
Upstream Waves

<p>We study the interaction of upstream ultra-low frequency (ULF) waves with collisionless shocks by analyzing the outputs of eleven 2.5D local hybrid simulation models. Our simulated shocks have Alfvénic Mach numbers between 4.29-7.42 and their θ<sub>BN</sub> angles are 15º, 30º, 45º and 50º. Thus all are quasi-parallel or marginally quasi-perpendicular shocks. Upstream of all of the shocks the ULF wave foreshock develops. It is populated by transverse and compressive ULF magnetic field fluctuations that propagate upstream in the rest frame of upstream plasma. We show that the properties of the upstream waves reflect on the properties of the shock ripples. We also show that due to these ripples, as different portions of upstream waves reach the shocks, they encounter shock sections with different properties, such as the downstream magnetic field and the orientation of the local shock normals. This means that the waves are not simply transmitted into the downstream region but are heavily processed by the shocks. The identity of upstream fluctuations is largely lost, since the downstream fluctuations do not resemble the upstream waves in their shape, waveform extension, orientation nor in their wavelength. However some features are conserved. For example, the Fourier spectra of upstream waves present a bump or flattening at wavelengths corresponding to those of the upstream ULF waves. Most of the corresponding compressive downstream spectra also exhibit these features, while transverse downstream spectra are largely featureless.</p>

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