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Season-dependent magnetotail B y and associated field-aligned currents Petrukovich 1 and R. Lukianova 2,1 1 Space Research Institute, Moscow, apetruko@iki.rssi.ru 2 Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg Model of quasi-stationary B y based on GEOTAIL
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Season-dependent magnetotail By and associated field-aligned currents • Petrukovich1 and R. Lukianova2,1 • 1Space Research Institute, Moscow, apetruko@iki.rssi.ru • 2Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg • Model of quasi-stationary By based on GEOTAIL • Season dependent By component • Associated field aligned currents Acknowledgements: Geotail, CCMC GSFC , RFBR-FWF grant
Magnetosphere in XZ GSM YGSM Season change: Dipole tilt ZGSM XGSM Bx and Bz: dipole and cross-tail currents By: IMFBy, 3D tail and FAC
x x x x x x x x x x • By ≠ 0 is important • Asymmetry of ionosperic footpoints in aurora • Decrease of curvature (isotropisation) in the neutral sheet • Кi = Rcurv/Rci ~ (By/Bz)2 • North-south asymmetry of particle trajectories (precipitation) • Effect on current sheet instabilities B J ZGSM YGSM
StatisticsGeotail 11 years1995-2005|Y|< 15 RE , |Y|<|X|, –31 < X< –8 RE , |Z|< 5RE 12-sec data averaged in15-min intervals with >75% |Bx|<15 nT ~30 000 points
neutral sheet deformation adds a false By use a Neutral sheet modelTsyganenko & Fairfield JGR 2004 - TF04 Z ~ X, Y, Y, IMF Byi Bzi hinge warp twist Note: it is assumed, that magnetic field follows (on average) the neutral sheet normal.
Flaring & hinging Tail Flaring results in falseBy,odd inY coordinate Classic estimate: However NS hinging affects flaring ! Bx Bx’ The angle Y*is taken from TF04, R is determined from data.
By By Warping Warping creates season-dependentBy, odd inYcoordinate Neutral sheet profile during winter If magnetic field is coupled with the NS normal Qwarp is taken from the TF04 model and depends on season
NEW even tilt-related Bytilt Regression coeff. betweentilt and By-ByIMF, By-ByIMF-Bywarp After subtraction of Bywarp symmetric (even) Bytilt = ±1-2 nT appears
Final By model Magnetic fieldin nT, X, Y in RE, Y in degrees a1=0.3247±0:015, a2=0.5827±0.042,a3=0.850±0.066,a4=0.0187±0.032 a5=0.0305±0.0027,a6=0.0614±0.0088 Key coefficients are defined with accuracy 5%
Results – 1: Model • Comprehensive By model includes IMF and dipole tilt driving • as well as 3D effects (NS deformation) • 2 . New By component, depending on season: By>0 in summer • and By<0 in winter with max ~1-2 nT (“even” component) Cartoon of season-driven By nT nT even 1-2 nT nT nT
Results – 2: Even tilt effect Earlier hints: Fairfield, JGR 1979 for IMP-6 (winter) By(tail)=0.13 By(ip) – 0.3 auroral breakup asymmetry Østgaard et al, GRL 2005 Liou and Newell, GRL 2010 Reinforcement of IMF in polar cap convection for combinations summer/Byi+ and winter/Byi- (Ruohoniemi & Greenwald JGR 2005) Conductivity gradient “day-night” skews polar convection as IMF By, Wolf, JGR 1970, Leontiev, G&A,1974, Atkinson & Hutchison, JGR 1978
Season-dependent By is carried by interhemispheric FAC Low-orbiting satellites Ørsted, CHAMP, Magsat • low-altitude polar orbitslowly drifting in local time • highprecision magnetometers • 26 million samples above ±45˚ CGL, all local times and seasons in bothhemispheres Magnetic storm Quiet time magnetic perturbations minus the main field
Decomposition of seasonal effect For IMF By=0, Bz=-5 nT North South Revealing seasonal interhemispheric FAC summer map - winter map Expected interhemispheric FAC trace – positive at midnight
Results – 3: interhemispheric FAC • Comprehensive decomposition of the statistical maps of FAC derived from magnetic measurements by Øersted, CHAMP and Magsat satellites shows presence of interhemispheric FAC (IHFAC). • The IHFACs are downward (upward) in the summer (winter) hemisphere being located mainly in the near-noon and premidnight-midnight MLT sectors in the vicinity of the polar cap boundary. • The current density is about 0.1 μА m-2. • The value and direction of IHFAC is consistent with the observed magnetotail By, depending on the season.
Warping compare Bywarpand observedBy-ByIMF forX<-20 andY < -20o warp model zone -0.75 nT, A season-dependent shift warp model is correct for |Y| <10, Bywarp < 1-2 nT and has odd profile inY one more new component of By = -0.75 nT???
IMF clock angle Statistical model of field-aligned currents parameterized by season and IMF Northern winter Southern summer
Meridional profiles of the FAC density averaged over 3h MLT sectors.