Global disturbance of the transient magnetic field associated with thermospheric storm winds on March 23, 1979

Fambitakoye, O; Menvielle, M; Mazaudier, C

doi:10.1029/JA095iA09p15209

Title: Global disturbance of the transient magnetic field associated with thermospheric storm winds on March 23, 1979

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During large magnetic storms, wind disturbances produces by auroral phenomena can affect the whole thermospheric circulation and associated ionospheric dynamo currents for many hours after the end of the storm. This paper presents a morphological analysis of the ground magnetic field disturbance related to the storm winds observed on March 23, 1979, the day after the Coordinated Data Analysis Workshop (CDAW) 6 events. The disturbance in the magnetic field variations is observed on a planetary scale, and its pattern does not correspond to that of the regular field variations related to the undisturbed atmospheric dynamo.

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Fambitakoye, O ^[1]; Menvielle, M ^[2]; Mazaudier, C ^[3]

Inst. Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Developpement en Cooperation, Bondy (France)
Inst. de Physique du Globe, Paris (France)
Centre National d'Etudes des Telecommunications, Saint Maur des Fosses (France) Centre de Recherche sur la Physique de l'Environnement, Saint Maur des Fosses (France)

Publication Date:: Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI Identifier:: 5223627

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 95:A9; Journal ID: ISSN 0148-0227

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; VARIATIONS; MAGNETIC STORMS; THERMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; AURORAE; DISTURBANCES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROJETS; GROUND LEVEL; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS; MORPHOLOGY; WIND; CURRENTS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; LEVELS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLANETARY IONOSPHERES; 640201* - Atmospheric Physics- Auroral, Ionospheric, & Magetospheric Phenomena

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                    Fambitakoye, O, Menvielle, M, and Mazaudier, C. Global disturbance of the transient magnetic field associated with thermospheric storm winds on March 23, 1979.  United States: N. p., 1990. 
        Web.  doi:10.1029/JA095iA09p15209.

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                    Fambitakoye, O, Menvielle, M, & Mazaudier, C. Global disturbance of the transient magnetic field associated with thermospheric storm winds on March 23, 1979.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1029/JA095iA09p15209

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                    Fambitakoye, O, Menvielle, M, and Mazaudier, C. 1990.  
        "Global disturbance of the transient magnetic field associated with thermospheric storm winds on March 23, 1979".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1029/JA095iA09p15209.

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@article{osti_5223627,

  title        = {Global disturbance of the transient magnetic field associated with thermospheric storm winds on March 23, 1979},

  author       = {Fambitakoye, O and Menvielle, M and Mazaudier, C},

  abstractNote = {During large magnetic storms, wind disturbances produces by auroral phenomena can affect the whole thermospheric circulation and associated ionospheric dynamo currents for many hours after the end of the storm. This paper presents a morphological analysis of the ground magnetic field disturbance related to the storm winds observed on March 23, 1979, the day after the Coordinated Data Analysis Workshop (CDAW) 6 events. The disturbance in the magnetic field variations is observed on a planetary scale, and its pattern does not correspond to that of the regular field variations related to the undisturbed atmospheric dynamo.},

  doi          = {10.1029/JA095iA09p15209},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5223627},
  journal      = {Journal of Geophysical Research; (United States)},

  issn         = {0148-0227},

  number       = ,

  volume       = 95:A9,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990},

  month        = {Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990}

}

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