Abstract The ground-based polarization jet measurements at the Yakutsk ionosphere station (L= 3.0) for the years 1989–1991 (110 events) are compared with variations of the AE-index and with parameters of the local magnetic activity. It is shown that polarization jet development in the near midnight sector can occur during a period of no longer than 10 min on the expansion phase of a substorm. The formation of the polarization jet is accompanied by a specific magnetic field variation corresponding in shape to a fast passage of the Harang Discontinuity above the station. Statistical data are given on ground level observations of the polarization jet, which are close to those measured from satellites. The mean delay (averaged over the full data bank) between the onset of a substorm with AE≥ 500 nT and the moment of the polarization jet appearance at L= 3.0 is equal to 0.5 h near midnight and to 1.0 – 1.5 h in the evening sector. Estimations show that the duration of the polarization jet formation when energetic ions are injected into the Harang Discontinuity region above the ground station can last for about 10 min, and during this time the Harang Discontinuity can be shifted to the west. This is in qualitative agreement with the described observations.


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    Titel :

    Formation of a Polarization Jet during the Expansion Phase of a Substorm: Results of Ground-Based Measurements


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    Cosmic Research ; 39 , 3 ; 226-235


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2001-05-01


    Format / Umfang :

    10 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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