Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2021

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[P-EM09] Dynamics of Magnetosphere and Ionosphere

Sun. Jun 6, 2021 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Ch.05

convener:Akiko Fujimoto(Kyushu Institute of Technology), Mitsunori Ozaki(Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University), Yuka Sato(Nippon Institute of Technology), Aoi Nakamizo(Applied Electromagnetic Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM

[PEM09-P20] Mode identification of MHD waves observed by the SuperDARN radars using the Lomb-Scargle analysis

*Koki Morita1, Nozomu Nishitani1, Tomoaki Hori1 (1.Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University)

Keywords:MHD waves, Pc5, toroidal, poloidal

Ultralow frequency (ULF) waves are magnetohydrodynamic plasma waves. The ULF waves in the ionospheric plasma motion obtained by the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) can be categorized into toroidal and poloidal modes. Since different oscillation modes come from different generation mechanisms, the identification of the mode as a function of geomagnetic latitude (MLAT) and magnetic local time (MLT) might provide clues to the generation mechanisms of ULF waves. We analyzed Pc5 oscillation modes in ULF waves using the SuperDARN Hokkaido East high-frequency radar data. First, we applied the Lomb-Scargle frequency analysis method to the Doppler shifts of ionospheric irregularities obtained from the radar and identified Pc5 oscillation modes by comparing the Doppler velocity amplitude at one geomagnetic latitude with different beam directions. Next, we conducted statistical analysis on Pc5 oscillation modes in order to reveal the MLAT and MLT dependence of the dominant mode. As a result of the initial statistical analysis from Jan. 10 to Feb. 14 in 2008, we find the following characteristics: 1. The occurrence probability of the Pc5 oscillation is the highest at 0 to 1 MLT. 2. The Pc5 oscillation mode was poloidal at 51° to 52° MLAT and toroidal at 48° to 51° MLAT. The former result is explained by the difference in electrical conductivity between day and night. The latter result is interpreted in terms of the external oscillation propagating from higher magnetic latitudes and mode-converted to toroidal mode magnetic field line resonance.