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Unique concurrent observations of whistler mode hiss, chorus, and triggered emissions

2017; Wiley; Volume: 122; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/2017ja024072

2169-9402

Poorya Hosseini, Mark Gołkowski, D. L. Turner,

Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Abstract We present a unique 2 h ground‐based observation of concurrent magnetospheric hiss, chorus, VLF triggered emissions as well as ELF/VLF signals generated locally by the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) facility. Eccentricity of observed wave polarization is used as a criteria to identify magnetospheric emissions and estimate their ionospheric exit points. The observations of hiss and chorus in the unique background of coherent HAARP ELF/VLF waves and triggered emissions allow for more accurate characterization of hiss and chorus properties than in typical ground‐based observations. Eccentricity and azimuth results suggest a moving ionospheric exit point associated with a single ducted path at L ~ 5. The emissions exhibit dynamics in time suggesting an evolution of a magnetospheric source from hiss generation to chorus generation or a moving plasmapause location. We introduce a frequency band‐limited autocorrelation method to quantify the relative coherency of the emissions. A range of coherency was observed from high order of coherency in local HAARP transmissions and their echoes to lower coherency in natural chorus and hiss emissions.