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NASA NTRS1980

A statistical determination of the shape and position of the geomagnetic neutral sheet

Using 2.5-minute average field values from Imp 6, 7, and 8 magnetic field measurements, the standard magnetotail neutral sheet (MNS) model is examined. The best representation for the MNS is found to be an arched surface which crosses the solar magnetospheric equatorial plane on the flanks of the tail about 18 earth radii (ER) from the tail axis; the surface is anchored to the geomagnetic dipole at a hinging distance of 10.5 ER. In addition, the shape and position of the neutral sheet (NS) do not vary significantly with distance down the tail, but the NS is anchored somewhat closer to the earth during disturbed geomagnetic conditions.

Fairfield, D. H.↗
NASA NTRS1981

Solar wind control of auroral zone geomagnetic activity

Solar wind magnetosphere energy coupling functions are analyzed using linear prediction filtering with 2.5 minute data. The relationship of auroral zone geomagnetic activity to solar wind power input functions are examined, and a least squares prediction filter, or impulse response function is designed from the data. Computed impulse response functions are observed to have characteristics of a low pass filter with time delay. The AL index is found well related to solar wind energy functions, although the AU index shows a poor relationship. High frequency variations of auroral indices and substorm expansions are not predictable with solar wind information alone, suggesting influence by internal magnetospheric processes. Finally, the epsilon parameter shows a poorer relationship with auroral geomagnetic activity than a power parameter, having a VBs solar wind dependency.

Clauer, C. R.↗
NASA NTRS1981

Comparison of storm-time changes of geomagnetic field at ground and at MAGSAT altitudes

Computations concerning variations of the geomagnetic field at MAGSAT altitudes were investigated. Using MAGSAT data for the X, Y, and Z components of the geomagnetic field, a computer conversion to yield the H component was performed. Two methods of determining delta H normalized to a constant geocentric distance R sub 0 = 6800 were investigated, and the utility of elta H at times of magnetic storms was considered. Delta H at a geographical latitude of 0 at dawn and dusk, the standard Dst, and K sub p histograms were plotted and compared. Magnetic anomalies are considered. Examination of data from the majority of the 400 passes of MAGSAT considered show a reasonable delta H versus latitude variation. Discrepancies in values are discussed.

Kane, R. P.↗
NASA NTRS1982

Investigation of geomagnetic field forecasting and fluid dynamics of the core

Accomplishments to date were summarized in three parts submitted for publication. Goddard models and MAGSAT data were used heavily in the investigation which address: (1) the sensitivity of selected geomagnetic properties to truncation level of spherical harmonic expansions; (2) the pole strength of the Earth from MAGSAT, and magnetic determination of the core radius; and (3) frozen flux upper limits to the MAGSAT geomagnetic coefficients and relative multipole indices for Earth.

Benton, E. R.↗
NASA NTRS1981

Revised age estimates of Brunhes palaeomagnetic events - Support for a link between geomagnetism and eccentricity

Revisions in the dates of reported geomagnetic excursions during the Brunhes Epoch are proposed in light of possible correlations between a section at Gioia Tauro, Italy, deep-sea cores, a core from Lake Biwa, Japan, and some lava flows. The anomalously long, double Blake Event reported at Gioia Tauro is here correlated with the Blake Event (approximately 110 kyr) and the Biwa 1 event (180 plus or minus 5 kyr); an hiatus may be present in the section between these two events. The alpha event at Gioia Tauro is correlated with the Biwa 2 event at about 295 kyr; the beta event with the 'Biwa 3' event at about 400 kyr; the gamma event with the Snake River event at 480 plus or minus 50; and the delta event, not recorded elsewhere, is estimated to have occurred at approximately 620 kyr. These proposed refinements in the age estimates of the excursions suggest an approximately 100 kyr cyclicity. If the events are real and the revised dating is correct, the timing of the geomagnetic events seems to coincide with times of peak eccentricity of the earth's orbit, suggesting a causal connection.

Rampino, M. R.↗
NASA NTRS1981

Geomagnetic modeling by optimal recursive filtering

The results of a preliminary study to determine the feasibility of using Kalman filter techniques for geomagnetic field modeling are given. Specifically, five separate field models were computed using observatory annual means, satellite, survey and airborne data for the years 1950 to 1976. Each of the individual field models used approximately five years of data. These five models were combined using a recursive information filter (a Kalman filter written in terms of information matrices rather than covariance matrices.) The resulting estimate of the geomagnetic field and its secular variation was propogated four years past the data to the time of the MAGSAT data. The accuracy with which this field model matched the MAGSAT data was evaluated by comparisons with predictions from other pre-MAGSAT field models. The field estimate obtained by recursive estimation was found to be superior to all other models.

Gibbs, B. P.↗
NASA NTRS1983

Crustal geomagnetic field - Two-dimensional intermediate-wavelength spatial power spectra

Two-dimensional Fourier spatial power spectra of equivalent magnetization values are presented for a region that includes a large portion of the western United States. The magnetization values were determined by inversion of POGO satellite data, assuming a magnetic crust 40 km thick, and were located on an 11 x 10 array with 300 km grid spacing. The spectra appear to be in good agreement with values of the crustal geomagnetic field spatial power spectra given by McLeod and Coleman (1980) and with the crustal field model given by Serson and Hannaford (1957). The spectra show evidence of noise at low frequencies in the direction along the satellite orbital track (N-S). indicating that for this particular data set additional filtering would probably be desirable. These findings illustrate the value of two-dimensional spatial power spectra both for describing the geomagnetic field statistically and as a guide for diagnosing possible noise sources.

Mcleod, M. G.↗
NASA NTRS1983

Geomagnetic excursions and climate change

Rampino argues that although Kent (1982) demonstrated that the intensity of natural remanent magnetism (NRM) in deep-sea sediments is sensitive to changes in sediment type, and hence is not an accurate indicator of the true strength of the geomagnetic field, it does not offer an alternative explanation for the proposed connections between excursions, climate, and orbital parameters. Kent replies by illustrating some of the problems associated with geomagnetic excursions by considering the record of proposed excursions in a single critical core. The large departure from an axial dipole field direction seen in a part of the sample is probably due to a distorted record; the drawing and storage of the sample, which is described, could easily have led to disturbance and distortion of the record.

Rampino, M. R.↗
NASA NTRS1984

The zonally averaged circulation, temperature, and compositional structure of the lower thermosphere and variations with geomagnetic activity

A zonally averaged chemical-dynamical model of the thermosphere is used to examine the effect of high-latitude particle and Joule heating on the neutral composition, temperature, and winds at solstice for solar minimum conditions. The meridional circulation forced by solar heating alone is a summer-to-winter flow, with a winter enhancement in atomic oxygen. The high-latitude heat sources drive mean circulation cells that reinforce the solar-driven circulation in the summer hemisphere and oppose this circulation in the winter hemisphere. The changes in wind and temperature caused by the high-latitude heat sources increase the relative concentration of N2 and O2 in the high-latitude upper thermosphere and decrease the O concentration in the high-latitude lower thermosphere. For prolonged moderate levels of geomagnetic activity the peak atomic oxygen density in the polar regions can decrease by factors of 2-3 from geomagnetic quiet conditions.

Roble, R. G.↗
NASA NTRS1983

Experimental determination of geomagnetically trapped energetic heavy ion fluxes

The observed spatial, directional and spectral characteristics of geomagnetically trapped heavy ions are reviewed. It is found that ions heavier than protons are significantly abundant in the earth's radiation belts, not only at low (ring-current) energies, but also at multi-MeV energies. Observations both at the geomagnetic equator and at low altitudes on the corresponding L-shell show the important roles played by the heavy ions. The heavy ion-to-proton flux ratio can exceed unity when compared at equal total ion energy. This is particularly the case at several MeV energies and in the outer radiation zone. In contrast, comparisons at equal energy per nucleon generally favor protons. The trapped fluxes of helium ions, of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen (CNO) ions, and of ions heavier than fluorine all exhibit high degrees of pitch angle anisotropy. Many of the observed radiation belt particle distribution characteristics are in agreement with first-order (quiet time) theoretical predictions, although some of the finer details await further research.

Spjeldvik, W. N.↗
NASA NTRS1985

Transient cosmic ray increase associated with a geomagnetic storm

On the basis of worldwide network data of cosmic ray nucleonic components, the transient cosmic ray increase due to the depression of cosmic ray cutoff rigidity during a severe geomagnetic storm was investigated in terms of the longitudinal dependence. Multiple correlation analysis among isotropic and diurnal terms of cosmic ray intensity variations and Dst term of the geomagnetic field is applied to each of various station's data. It is shown that the amplitude of the transient cosmic ray increase associated with Dst depends on the local time of the station, and that its maximum phase is found in the evening sector. This fact is consistent with the theoretical estimation based on the azimuthally asymmetric ring current model for the magnetic DS field.

Kudo, S.↗
NASA NTRS1985

Study of dominating parameters of high speed solar plasma streams in relation to cosmic ray and geomagnetic storms

The high speed solar wind streams observed near Earth are generally associated with the solar features, such as solar flares and coronal holes. Past studies of these streams from the two sources have revealed distinctly different effects on cosmic ray intensity, whereas the effect is similar for geomagnetic disturbances. Moreover, the effect of the magnitude of the high speed streams (V) and its rate of increase (dv/dt) has also been a subject of investigation to understand their relative contribution in producing geomagnetic disturbances. From the analysis of some of the fast streams presented here, it is difficult to predict, which one of the two (V, dv/dt) is more effective in producing geo-magnetic disturbances. Further, in most of the cases, no substantial decrease in cosmic ray intensity is observed.

Mishra, B. L.↗
NASA NTRS1985

A relation between the short time variations of cosmic rays and geomagnetic field change

An event is reported of approx. 37 min periodicity in cosmic ray intensity observed at Akeno(38 deg 47 N, 138 deg 30 E. 900m above s.l., cutoff 10.4 GV) during 1300 approx. 1900 UT on April 25th, 1984, just a day before Forbush decrease of April 26th. This event seemed to be followed by the periodic variations of the geomagnetic field observed at Kakioka (36 deg 23 N, 140 deg 18 E). The regression coefficient between them was obtained approx. 0.07%/10nT. It is shown that in general the power spectral density of cosmic rays in the frequency of 0.0001 approx. 0.001Hz correlates positively with the fluctuations of geomagnetic field (Dst field) around approx. 1.2x0.0001Hz. From the analysis of 47 days data (April 14th to June 13th, 1984) the regression curve was obtained as y=0.275x sup 0.343 with the correlation coefficient of 0.48, where x and y mean Fourier components of Dst field summed over 1.04 approx. 1.39x0.001Hz and cosmic ray power spectral density averaged over 0.0001 approx. 0.001Hz.

Saki, T.↗
NASA NTRS1983

Suprathermal H(+) and He(2+) in the distant geomagnetic tail ISEE-3 observations

Preliminary ISEE 3 observations of suprathermal H(+) and He(2+) in the distant geomagnetic tail are summarized, with an emphasis on their energy spectra and composition. Regions found near earth are duplicated in the distant tail, but with various regions more intermixed and less distinct. The H(+) and He(2+) energy spectra in all regions and at all geocentric distances for which observations exist are on average not power laws but are well represented by a given expression. The He(2+)/H(+) ratio of 0.03 to 0.07 in the plasma sheet shows no systematic variation with geocentric distance and is two to three times lower than in the other regions. Well-directed, strong, tailward flows distinguish the near bow-shock/magnetosheath region from the geomagnetic tail and plasma sheet where anisotropies are generally smaller and the flow direction more variable although still tailward, indicating source locations at less than 60 earth radii most of the time.

Gloeckler, G.↗
NASA NTRS1985

A note on the nature of the distant geomagnetic tail magnetopause and boundary layer

In the present comparison of recent plasma and magnetic field measurements of the distant geomagnetic tail magnetopause and boundary layer with numerical simulation results for an 'open' boundary, most aspects revealed are consistent with simulation results for conditions in which the normal magnetic field component at the magnetopause is generally small. On the basis of these results, the simulations of Swift and Lee (1982, 1983) are judged to be able to furnish a theoretical basis for understanding many aspects of the distant geomagnetic tail magnetopause and mantle boundary layer.

Gosling, J. T.↗
NASA NTRS1985

The AMPTE Charge Composition Explorer and the 4-7 September 1984 geomagnetic storm

The orbit and payload of the AMPTE (active magnetospheric particle tracer explorer) Charge Composition Explorer (CCE) satellite, which provide an exellent opportunity for observing the geomagnetically trapped particle population in general and the earth's ring current in particular, are described. A global view of the September 4, 1984 geomagnetic storm is presented and the initial findings of the CCE investigators on the earth's ring current are given. It is shown that the CCE ring-current results pertain to an unusual asymmetric ring current and may not be applicable to a more typical ring-current development and decay.

Williams, D. J.↗
NASA NTRS1985

Geomagnetic main field modeling using magnetohydrodynamic constraints

The influence of physical constraints are investigated which may be approximately satisfied by the Earth's liquid core on models of the geomagnetic main field and its secular variation. A previous report describes the methodology used to incorporate nonlinear equations of constraint into the main field model. The application of that methodology to the GSFC 12/83 field model to test the frozen-flux hypothesis and the usefulness of incorporating magnetohydrodynamic constraints for obtaining improved geomagnetic field models is described.

Estes, R. H.↗
NASA NTRS1986

Forbush decreases geomagnetic and atmospheric effects cosmogenic nuclides

An overview and synthesis is given of recent developments that have occurred in the areas of Forbush decreases, geomagnetic and atmospheric effects, and cosmogenic nuclides. Experimental evidence has been found for substantial differences in the effects of the various types of interplanetary perturbations on cosmic rays, and for a dependence of these effects on the three-dimensional configuration of the interplanetary medium. In order to fully understand and to be able to simulate the solar cosmic ray particle access to the polar regions of the earth we need accurate models of the magnetospheric magnetic field. These models must include all major magnetospheric current systems (in particular the field aligned currents), and they should represent magnetically quiet time periods as well as different levels of geomagnetic activity. In the evolution of magnetospheric magnetic field models, cosmic ray and magnetospheric physicists should work closely together since cosmic ray measurements are a powerful additional tool in the study of the perturbed magnetosphere. In the field of cosmogenic nuclides, finally, exciting new results and developments follow in rapid succession. Thanks to new techniques and new isotopes the analysis of cosmic ray history has entered into a new dimension.

Flueckiger, E. O.↗