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Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2015

Equatorial Noise Emissions and Their Quasi-Periodic Modulation

F. Nemec
  • Fonction : Auteur
O. Santolik
  • Fonction : Auteur
Z. Hrbackova
  • Fonction : Auteur
J. S. Pickett
  • Fonction : Auteur
M. Parrot
  • Fonction : Auteur
M. Hayosh
  • Fonction : Auteur

Résumé

Equatorial noise (EN) emissions are electromagnetic waves at frequencies between the proton cyclotron frequency and the lower hybrid frequency routinely observed in the equatorial region of the inner magnetosphere. They propagate in the extraordinary mode nearly perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field, and they exhibit a harmonic structure related to the ion cyclotron frequency in the source region. We analyze more than 2000 EN events observed by the wave instruments on board the Cluster spacecraft, and we find that about 5% of EN events are not continuous in time, but exhibit a quasi-periodic (QP) modulation of the wave intensity. Typical modulation periods are on the order of minutes. The events predominantly occur in the noon-to-dawn local time sector, and their occurrence is related to the periods of increased geomagnetic activity and higher solar wind speeds. We suggest that the QP modulation of EN events may be due to compressional ULF pulsations, which periodically modulate the wave growth in the source region. These compressional ULF pulsations were identified in about half of the events. Finally, we demonstrate that EN emissions with QP modulation of the wave intensity can propagate down to altitudes as low as 700 km.
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hal-02752287 , version 1 (03-06-2020)

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F. Nemec, O. Santolik, Z. Hrbackova, J. S. Pickett, Nicole Cornilleau-Wehrlin, et al.. Equatorial Noise Emissions and Their Quasi-Periodic Modulation. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Dec 2015, San Francisco, california, United States. pp.SM51F-03. ⟨hal-02752287⟩
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