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Abel, G.A., Freeman, M.P. and Chisham, G. (2006). Spatial structure of ionospheric convection velocities in regions of open and closed magnetic field topology. Geophysical Research Letters 33: doi: 10.1029/2006GL027919. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We present a spatial structure function analysis of ionospheric velocity, measured by the Halley Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) radar over five years. We show evidence for scale-free velocity fluctuations for separations from 45 km to ~1000 km. For larger separations a deviation from scale-free structure is seen that we interpret as the influence of the global convection pattern. We find evidence for scale-free structure in regions of both open and closed field line topology, though with different power-law exponents. The measured power-law exponents poleward and equatorward of the open-closed field line boundary are 0.31 and 0.39 respectively. We propose that the scale-free spatial structure of ionospheric velocity fluctuations on open magnetic field lines is a reflection of the spatial structure of the solar wind and the scale-free spatial structure of ionospheric velocity fluctuations on closed magnetic field lines is dictated by the internal dynamics of the magnetosphere-ionosphere system. |
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Keywords
Ionosphere, Plasma convection, Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetosphere/ionosphere interactions, Magnetospheric Physics, Polar cap phenomena, Magnetospheric Physics, Solar wind/magnetosphere interactions, Nonlinear Geophysics, Scaling, spatial and temporal (1872, 3270, 4277) |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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