Data · dataset · 2026
Hemispheric asymmetry of subauroral ion drifts: Statistical results
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A large database of more than 18,000 subauroral ion drift (SAID) events from DMSP observations from 1987 to 2012 is used to systematically investigate the features of SAID.
Description
SAID occurs mostly at ~62°/-60° magnetic latitude (MLAT) and ~22:15/22:45 magnetic local time (MLT) for geomagnetically quiet conditions and at ~58°/-56° MLAT and ~22:15/22:45 MLT for geomagnetically disturbed conditions in the North Hemisphere (NH)/South Hemisphere (SH), respectively.
Significant north-south asymmetries in SAID occurrence, shape, and geomagnetic activity variations are found in this statistical study. The latitudinal width of a SAID is larger in the NH than in the SH. An interesting finding of this work is that the SAID occurrence probability peaks have an ~180° difference in longitude between the two hemispheres in the geographic coordinates for both geomagnetically quiet and disturbed conditions.
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The SAID width peaks in almost the same geomagnetic meridian zone with a geomagnetic longitude of ~80°â120° in both hemispheres. Significant hemispheric asymmetries and spike signatures with sharp dips are found in all the latitudinal profiles of the horizontal velocities of SAIDs. The SAID is highly correlated to geomagnetic activity, indicating that the location and evolution of the SAID might be influenced by global geomagnetic activity, auroral dynamics, and the dynamics of ring currents.
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- Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science
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