Abstract Images of the southern auroral oval taken by the University of Iowa auroral imaging instrumentation on the Dynamics Explorer 1 satellite during an isolated substorm are correlated with plasma measurements made concurrently by the ISEE 1 satellite in the magnetotail. Qualitative magnetic field configuration changes necessary to relate the plasma sheet boundary location to the latitude of the auroras are discussed. Evidence is presented that the longitudinal advances of the auroras after expansive phase onset are mappings of a neutral line lengthening across the near-tail. We observe a rapid poleward auroral surge, occurring about 1 hour after expansive phase onset, to coincide with the peak of the AL index and argue that the total set of observations at that time is not inconsistent with the picture of a “poleward leap” of the electrojet marking the beginning of the substorm's recovery.
Association of plasma sheet variations with auroral changes during substorms
Advances in Space Research ; 8 , 9-10 ; 129-134
1989-01-01
6 pages
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English
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