Effects on SuperDARN HF radar echoes of sudden impulses of solar wind dynamic pressure

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1771-1783

  Coco, Igino ^a,b   Amata, E ^a   Marcucci, M F ^a   De Laurentis, M ^c   Villain, J P ^d   Hanuise, C ^d   Candidi, M ^a  

^a INAF   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c VITROCISET SpA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Ionospheric irregularities); Magnetospheric physics (Magnetosphere ionosphere interactions; solar wind magnetosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DENSITY; IONOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 24044438202     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-1771-2005     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Akasofu, S. -I.: Interplanetary energy flux associated with magnetospheric substorms, Planet. Space Sci., 27, 425-431, 1979.
2. Araki, T.: A physical model of the geomagnetic sudden commencement, in Solar Wind Sources of Magnetospheric Ultra-Low-Frequency Waves, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., 81, 183-200, 1994.
3. Arnoldy, R. L.: Signature in the Interplanetary Medium for Substorms, J. Geopbys. Res., 76, 5189-5200, 1971.
4. Baker, K. B., and Wing, S.: A new magnetic coordinate system for conjugate studies at high latitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 9139-9143, 1989.
5. Ballatore, P., Villain, J.-P., Vilmer, N., and Pick, M.: The influence of the interplanetary medium on SuperDARN radar scattering occurrence, Ann. Geophys., 18, 1576-1583, 2001, SRef-ID: 1432-0576/ag/ 2000-18-1576.
6. Basu, Sa., Basu, Su., Sojka, J. J., Schunk, R. W. and MacKenzie, E.: Macroscale modeling and mesoscale observations of plasma density structures in the polar cap, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 881-884, 1995.
7. Basu, Sa. and Valladares, C.: Global aspects of plasma structures, J. Atmos. Solar-Terr. Phys., 61, 127-139, 1999.
8. Davis, T. N. and Sugiura, M.: Auroral electrojet activity index AE and its universal time variations, J. Geophys. Res., 71, 785, 1966.
9. Fejer, B. G. and Kelley, M. C.: Ionospheric irregularities, Rev. Geophys. Space Phys., 18, 401-454, 1980.
10. Feldstein, Y. I.: Geographical distribution of the aurora and azimuth of auroral arcs, Investigation of the aurora, Acad. Sci. USSR, 4, 61, 1960.
11. Friis-Christensen, E., McHenry, M. A., Clauer, C. R., and Vennerstrøm, S.: Ionospheric traveling convection vortices observed near the polar cleft: A triggered response to sudden changes in the solar wind, Geophys. Res. Lett., 15, 253-256, 1988.
12. Greenwald, R. A., Baker, K. B., Dudeney, J. R., Pinnock, M., Jones, T B., Thomas, E. C., Villain, J.-P., Cerisier, J.-C., Senior, C., Hanuise, C., Hunsucker, R. D., Sofko, G., Koehler, J., Nielsen, E., Pellinen, R., Walker, A. D. M., Sato, N., and Yamagishi, H.: DARN/SUPERDARN: A Global View of the Dynamics of High Latitude Convection, Space Sci. Rev., 71, 761-796, 1995.
13. Hanuise, C., Villain, J.-P., and Crochet, M.: Spectral studies of F-region irregularities in the auroral zone, Geophys. Res. Lett., 8, 1083-1086,1981.
14. Hanuise, C., Greenwald, R. A., and Baker, K. B.: Drift motions of very high latitude F region irregularities: Azimuthal Doppler analysis, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 9717-9725, 1985.
15. Kavanagh, A. J., Honary, F., McCrea, I. W., Donovan, E., Woodfield, E. E., Manninen, J., and Anderson, P. C.: Substorm related changes in precipitation in the dayside auroral zone - a multi instrument case study, Ann. Geophys., 20, 1321-1334, 2002, SRef-ID: 1432-0576/ag/ 2002-20-1321.
16. Keskinen, M. J. and Ossakow, S. L.: Theories of high-latitude ionospheric irregularities: A review, Radio Sci., 18, 1077-1091, 1983.
17. Lepping, R. P., Acuna, M. H., Burlaga, L. F., Farrell, W. M., Slavin, J. A., Schatten, K. H., Mariani, F., Ness, N. F., Neubauer, F. M., Whang, Y. C., Byrnes, J. B., Kennon, S., Panetta, P. V., Scheifele, J., and Worley, E. M.: The Wind Magnetic Field Investigation, Space Sci. Rev., 71, 207-229, 1995.
18. Liou, K., Wu, C.-C., Lepping, R. P., Newell, P. T., and Meng, C.-I.: Midday sub-auroral patches (MPSs) associated with interplanetary shocks, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(16), doi:10.1029/2001GL014182, 2002.
19. Lysak, R. L.: Coupling of the dynamic ionosphere to auroral flux tubes, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 7047-7056, 1986.
20. Milan, S. E., Yeoman, T. K., Lester, M., Thomas, E. C., and Jones, T B.: Initial backscatter occurrence statistics from the CUTLASS HF radars, Ann. Geophys., 15, 703-718, 1997, SRef-ID: 1432-0576/ag/ 1997-15-703.
21. Milan, S. E., Sato, N., Ejiri, M., and Moen, J.: Auroral forms and the field-aligned current structure associated with field line resonances, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 25 825-25 833, 2001.
22. Moen, J., Walker, I. K., Kersley, L., and Milan, S. E.: On the generation of cusp HF backscatter irregularities, J. Geopbys. Res., 107(A4), doi:10.1029/2001JA000111, 2002.
23. Newell, P. T. and Meng, C.-I.: Mapping the dayside ionosphere to the magnetosphere according to particle precipitation characteristics, Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 609-612, 1992.
24. Newell, P. T. and Meng, C.-I.: Ionospheric projection of magnetospheric regions under low and high solar wind pressure conditions, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 273-286, 1994.
25. Ogilvie, K. W., Chornay, D. J., Fritzenreiter, R. J., Hunsaker, F., Keller, J., Lobell, J., Miller, G., Scudder, J. D., Sittler Jr., E. C., Torbert, R. B., Bodet, D., Needell, G., Lazarus, A. J., Steinberg, J. T, Tappan, J. H., Mavretic, A., and Gergin, E.: SWE: A Comprehensive Plasma Instrument for the Wind Spacecraft, Space Sci. Rev., 71, 55-77, 1995.
26. Ortner, J., Hultqvist, B., Brown, R. R., Hartz, T. R., Holt, O., Landmark, B., Hook, J. L., and Leinbach, H.: Cosmic Noise Absorption Accompanying Geomagnetic Storm Sudden Commencements, J. Geophys. Res., 67, 4169-4186, 1962.
27. Ruohoniemi, J. M. and Greenwald, R. A.: Rates of scattering occurrence in routine HF radar observations during solar cycle maximum, Radio Sci., 32, 1051-1070, 1997.
28. Russell, C. T., Ginskey, M., and Angelopoulos V.: Effect of sudden impulses on currents in the auroral ionosphere under northward interplanetary magnetic field conditions: A case study, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 17 617-17 622, 1994.
29. Samson, J. C., Rankin, R., and Tikhonchuk, V. T: Optical signatures of auroral arcs produced by field line resonances: comparison with satellite observations and modeling, Ann. Geophys., 21, 933-945, 2003, SRef-ID: 1432-0576/ag/2003-21-933.
30. Sibeck, D. G.: A Model for the Transient Magnetospheric Response to Sudden Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure Variations, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 3755-3771, 1990.
31. Sibeck, D. G., Trivedi, N. B., Zesta, E., Decker, R. B., Singer, H. J., Szabo, A., Tachihara, H., and Watermann, J.: Pressure-pulse interaction with the magnetosphere and the ionosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 108(A2), doi: 10.1029/2002JA009675, 2003.
32. Sitar, R. J., Clauer, C. R., and Friis-Christensen, E.: High-latitude ground-based response to sudden changes in solar wind dynamic pressure, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 27001-27 013, 1996.
33. Southwood D. J. and Kivelson, M. G.: The magnetohydrodynamic response of the magnetospheric cavity to changes in solar wind dynamic pressure, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 2301-2309, 1990.
34. Takeuchi, T., Araki, T, Luehr, H., Rasmussen, O., Watermann, J., Milling, D. K., Mann, I. R., Yumoto, K., Shiokawa, K., and Nagai, T: Geomagnetic negative sudden impulse due to a magnetic cloud observed on May 13, 1995, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 18 835-18 846, 2000.
35. Thorolfsson, A., Cerisier, J.-C., and Pinnock, M.: Flow transients in the postnoon ionosphere: The role of solar wind dynamic pressure, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 1887-1901, 2001.
36. Todd, H. S., Cowley, W. H., Lockwood, M., Willis, D. M., and Luhr, H.: Response time of the high-latitude dayside ionosphere to sudden changes in the north-south component of the IMF, Planet. Space Sci., 36(12), 1415-1428, 1988.
37. Tsunoda, R. T.: High-Latitude F region irregularities: a review and syntesis, Rev. Geophys., 26, 719-760, 1988.
38. Villain, J.-P., Beghin, C., and Hanuise, C.: ARCAD3-SAFARI coordinated study of auroral and polar F-region ionospheric irregularities, Ann. Geophys., 4, 61-68, 1986.
39. Villain, J.-P., Greenwald, R. A., Baker, K. B., and Ruohoniemi, J. M.: HF Radar Observations of E Region Plasma Irregularities Produced by Oblique Electron Streaming, J. Geophys. Res., 92, 12 327-12 342, 1987.
40. Villain, J.-P., André, R., Pinnock, M., Greenwald, R. A., and Hanuise, C.: A Statistical study of the Doppler spectral width of high-latitude ionospheric F-region echoes recorded with SuperDARN coherent HF radars, Ann. Geophys., 20, 1769-1781, 2002, SRef-ID: 1432-0576/ag/2002-20-1769.
41. Watanabe, K. M., Ashour-Abdalla, M., and Sato, T.: A numerical model of magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling: Preliminary results, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 6973-6978, 1986.
42. Weber, E. J., Buchau, J., Moore, J. G., Sharber, J. R., Livingston, R. C., Winningham, J. D., and Reinisch, B. W.: F Layer Ionisation Patches in the Polar Cap, J. Geophys. Res., 89, 1683-1694, 1984.
43. Weimer, D. R., Ober, D. M., Maynard, N. C., Burke, W. J., Collier, M. R., McComas, D. J., Ness, N. F., and Smith, C. W.: Variable time delay in the propagation of the interplanetary magnetic field, J. Geophys. Res., 107(A12), doi: 10.1029/2001JA009102, 2002.
44. Zhou, X. and Tsurutani, B. T.: Rapid intensification and propagation of the dayside aurora: Large scale interplanetary pressure pulses (fast shocks), Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 1097-1100, 1999.