Global observation of 24 November 2006 Pc5 pulsations by single mid-latitude underground [SQUID] 2 system

J Marfaing (1) , Elisabeth Pozzo-Di-Borgo (2) , G Waysand (3) , A Cavaillou (3) , Michel Parrot (4)

1 IM2NP - Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence
2 EMMAH - Environnement Méditerranéen et Modélisation des Agro-Hydrosystèmes
3 LSBB - Laboratoire Souterrain à Bas Bruit
4 LPC2E - Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace

On 24 November 2006, simultaneous observations of Pc5 pulsations, electron precipitation and whistler-mode chorus, as well as solar wind and IMF parameters have been analyzed based on data from IMAGE magne-tometers, riometer array and temporal VLF station. This paper focuses on the Pc5 pulsations detected at the same time, in the 1–25 millihertz range, by the [SQUID] 2 system (SQUID magnetometer within a Shielding QUalified for Ionosphere Detection) installed 518 m underground at 43.92 • N, 5.48 • E. As expected, the 3-D-frequency spectrum of these mid-latitude [SQUID] 2 signals exhibits frequency peaks quasi identical to those observed by polar stations of close geomagnetic longitude. The signal/noise ratio allows the observation of the wave polarization and the beatings of the frequencies. As a result, the possibility of studying, at mid-latitude, magnetic Pc5 pulsations linked with an event in the magnetosphere can improve the description of both behaviour and propagation of these waves.

Keywords: Ionosphere; Ionosphere-atmosphere interactions; STRONG MAGNETIC STORMS; FIELD-LINE RESONANCES; LABORATORY LSBB; SOLAR-WIND; RUSTREL

Keywords: GEOMAGNETIC-PULSATIONS; MAGNETOSPHERE; DRIVEN

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

J Marfaing, Elisabeth Pozzo-Di-Borgo, G Waysand, A Cavaillou, Michel Parrot. Global observation of 24 November 2006 Pc5 pulsations by single mid-latitude underground [SQUID] 2 system. Annales Geophysicae, 2011, 29 (11), pp.1977-1984. ⟨10.5194/angeo-29-1977-2011⟩. ⟨insu-01180174⟩