Magnetospheric and solar wind dependences of coupled fast-mode resonances outside the plasmasphere
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Author(s)
Archer, MO
Hartinger, MD
Walsh, BM
Angelopoulos, V
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We investigate the magnetospheric and solar wind factors that control the occurrence probabilities, locations, and frequencies of standing Alfvén waves excited via coupled fast-mode resonances (cFMRs) in the outer magnetosphere's dawn and dusk sectors. The variation of these cFMR properties with the observed magnetospheric plasma density profiles and inputs to the semiempirically modeled magnetic field from the numerical cFMR calculations of Archer et al. (2015) are studied. The probability of cFMR occurrence increases with distance between the magnetopause and the Alfvén speed's local maximum. The latter's location depends on magnetospheric activity: during high activity it is situated slightly outside the plasmapause, whereas at low activity it is found at much larger radial distances. The frequencies of cFMR are proportional to the Alfvén speed near the magnetopause, which is affected by both density and magnetic field variations. The location of the excited resonance, however, depends on the relative steepness of the Alfvén speed radial profile. The steeper this is, the closer the resonance is to the outer boundary and vice versa. The variation of the density profiles with solar wind conditions and activity is also shown.
Date Issued
2017-01-13
Date Acceptance
2016-12-21
Citation
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2017, 122 (1), pp.212-226
ISSN
2169-9380
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
Start Page
212
End Page
226
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Volume
122
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
©2016. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. This is the accepted version of the following article: [full citation], which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JA023428/abstract
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Astronomy & Astrophysics
ULF
outer
magnetosphere
resonance
solar wind
activity
FIELD-LINE RESONANCES
WAVE-GUIDE MODES
MAGNETIC-FIELD
ION COMPOSITION
CAVITY MODES
ULF WAVES
MASS DENSITY
PULSATIONS
THEMIS
MAGNETOPAUSE
Publication Status
Published