Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications

Volume 11, Issue 4 (April 2019)

ISSN Print: 1942-0730   ISSN Online: 1942-0749

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A Study of the Magnetospheric Micropulsations Pc5 and Pc6 Using Magnetic Stations at Low Latitude Northern Region of Brazil and Ascension Island during Magnetic Stormed Magnetospheric Plasma

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DOI: 10.4236/jemaa.2019.114004    665 Downloads   1,414 Views  

ABSTRACT

In general, micropulsation is generated by the free energy within the magnetosphere, which is mainly caused by the magnetosphere-solar wind interactions and/or magnetic field reconnections in the magnetospheric tail. In this article, we studied the types of low-frequency magnetospheric micropulsations Pc5 and Pc6 (1 - 6 mHz), during three magnetic storms, using ground magnetic observations. One of the main motivations of this study was to produce scientific knowledge on the subject in order to fill knowledge gaps in this region, collaborating with existing bibliographies. The data were recorded in a series of six Brazilian stations close to the Dip Equator (dip = 0), with using data from the Ascension Island observatory. Pulse trains were found to occur simultaneously with almost identical waveforms, with significant amplitude increase near magnetic local noon. Amplitude spectra showed a clear similarity in all equatorial seasons. The results obtained were compared with studies performed in regions with similar low latitudes. The possible mechanisms that induced these micropulsations and the peculiarities presented by these data were also discussed in this article.

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de Carvalho, V. , de Carvalho Benyosef, L. and de Assis, A. (2019) A Study of the Magnetospheric Micropulsations Pc5 and Pc6 Using Magnetic Stations at Low Latitude Northern Region of Brazil and Ascension Island during Magnetic Stormed Magnetospheric Plasma. Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications, 11, 41-54. doi: 10.4236/jemaa.2019.114004.

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