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Auroral signature of ground Pi 2 pulsation

Auroral signature of ground Pi 2 pulsation. Toshi Nishimura (UCLA), Larry Lyons, Takashi Kikuchi, Eric Donovan, Vassilis Angelopoulos, Peter Chi and Tsutomu Nagatsuma. Long-standing discussion on Pi 2 pulsation. Driver in the plasma sheet .

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Auroral signature of ground Pi 2 pulsation

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  1. Auroral signature of ground Pi 2 pulsation Toshi Nishimura (UCLA), Larry Lyons, Takashi Kikuchi, Eric Donovan, Vassilis Angelopoulos, Peter Chi and Tsutomu Nagatsuma

  2. Long-standing discussion on Pi 2 pulsation Driver in the plasma sheet Current wedge oscillation [Samson and Rostoker, 1983: Lester et al., 1989] Directly driven by BBF [Kepko et al., 2001; Frissell et al., 2011] Driver in the plasmasphere Plasmapause surface wave [Lester and Orr, 1983] Cavity mode resonance [Yeoman and Orr, 1989; Takahashi et al., 2003] Difficult to determine the source location  Aurora can highlight it.

  3. Auroral luminosity variations do not show oscillations in the Pi 2 frequency range [Shiokawa et al., 2002]. Periodic vortex propagation correlates with Pi 2 [Solovyev et al., 2000]. Different results. Due to limited coverage? The present study takes advantage of the wide coverage of the THEMIS ASIs and ground magnetometer network, for determining if auroral signature of Pi 2 exists.

  4. Auroral sequence 9 Feb 2007 substorm High lat. FCHU B [nT] Mid lat. PINA B [nT] Quasi-periodic auroral intensifications (streamers) with a ~1-2 min recurrence period

  5. 5 1 6 2 3 4 7 center Keogram GILL MLAT [] New intensification Fading aurora 1 east High lat. RANK B [nT] 5 2 High lat. FCHU B [nT] 3 6 Mid lat. PINA B [nT] Low lat. SATX B [nT] 4 7 • Quasi-periodic auroral streamers (BBFs) simultaneous with Pi 2 pulses • Anti-correlating Pi 2 and negative bay oscillation

  6. Another event 1 2 3 4 5 west Keogram FSMI MLAT [] 1 center 2 4 High lat. YKC B [nT] Mid lat. PGEO B [nT] 3 5 The streamers are seen in only the limited MLTs. Could be missed if the coverage is limited. Low lat. SATX B [nT] • Quasi-periodic auroral intensifications (streamers) simultaneous with Pi 2 • Anti-correlating positive and negative bays

  7. Period and phase changes in Pi 2 Keogram SNKQ MLAT [] SNKQ B [nT] RMUS B [nT] If the cavity mode is assumed, the Pi 2 period does not change or decrease in time because the plasmasphere shrinks due to particle injection and enhanced convection. This event shows the Pi 2 period increasing in time. The plasmasphere is not expected to inflate twice as much in ~10 min.

  8. Keogram GILL MLAT [] RANK B [nT] SWNO B [nT] Phase jump If the cavity mode is assumed, the magnetic field shows a coherent oscillation. The phase of Pi 2 tends to change abruptly, suggesting non-resonant driver. Auroral streamers correlate with such Pi2 phase changes.  Driven by reconnection

  9. Summary Current wedge oscillation [Samson and Rostoker, 1983: Lester et al., 1989] Directly driven by BBF [Kepko et al., 2001; Frissell et al., 2011] • Auroral signature of ground Pi 2 has been identified. • Pi2 pulses are correlated with multiple auroral streamers, supporting the models of oscillation of current wedge driven by multiple BBFs in the plasma sheet. • Plasma sheet activity (e.g., BBF rebounds [Panov et al., 2010] and impulsive activations [Runov et al., 2008]) could be the plasma sheet counterpart. • Reconnection is likely to drive the Pi 2 current system.

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  11. One more example Streamer FYKN Keogram FYKN MLAT [] FSIM The periodic brightenings are seen in only the streamer meridians. Could be missed if the coverage is limited. west Keogram FSIM MLAT [] center Less clear oscillation INUV B [nT] FSIM B [nT] Auroral electrojet oscillation, anti-phase Mid lat. UKIA B [nT] Midlatitude Pi 2

  12. YAP Comparison to equatorial Pi 2 OKI PTK Keogram SNKQ MLAT [] RMUS SLZ 14MLT Mid lat. RMUS B [nT] ~20 MLT ~14 MLT 12MLT PTK B [nT] 12MLT SLZ B [nT] ~0 MLT 0 MLT Dayside equatorial variation is not due to the cavity mode or FAC but to the prompt response of global ionospheric electric field.

  13. Bouncing BBF [Birn et al., 2011] [Panov et al., 2010]

  14. [Runov et al., 2008]

  15. McMAC Latitudinal profile No significant phase lag or frequency change over latitudes. Inconsistent with fast-mode propagation in the Tamao travel time idea.

  16. Wedge model CARISMA+McMAC H [nT] Z [nT] Latitude [deg] Latitude [deg] The simple wedge current model can explain the latitudinal profile of the magnetic field.

  17. What is the cause of ground Pi 2 pulsation? Cavity mode resonance [Yeoman and Orr, 1989] Current wedge oscillation [Samson and Rostoker, 1983: Lester et al., 1989] Plasmapause surface wave [Lester and Orr, 1983] Directly driven by fast mode [Kepko et al., 2001]

  18. Pi2—aurora—ground mag. Time lag among Pi 2, positive bay and overshielding [Hashimoto et al., in press] BBF oscillating in Pi 2 range [Kepko et al., 2002] What is the current system leading to ground Pi 2?

  19. Wedge type of polarization pattern [Lester et al., 1989] Flow by SuperDARN oscillating coherently with magnetic field [Frissell et al., 2011]

  20. The sense of polarization is predominantly clockwise at the northern stations and anticlockwise at the southern stations. Westward phase propagation [Lester et al., 1985] [Lester et al., 1984]

  21. High latitude Pi 2 [Webster et al., 1989]

  22. Comparison to the current wedge model Anti-correlation of the oscillation of the negative and positive bays suggests that the Pi 2 current system is connected to the auroral electrojet. For positive bay

  23. 1 2 3 4 5 west 1 Keogram FSMI MLAT [] 2 High lat. YKC B [nT] Mid lat. PGEO B [nT] 3 Low lat. SATX B [nT]

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