Russian Auroral and Polar Ionospheric Disturbance Magnetometers (RapidMag)

极光电喷指数是研究磁层动力学和监测极地电离层电流的重要参数。拟议调查的目的是通过快速传输位于极光带俄罗斯部分的磁力计的数据来产生近实时的声发射指数。RapidMag项目将依靠现有的国际合作框架PUREAS来执行，参与者来自俄罗斯、日本和美国。RapidMag将支援现有的6个磁力计的运作，以及从各站传送数据。磁力计系统将进行升级，以提高其在俄罗斯北部独特的自然环境中的可靠性。由于磁力计站点之间的纵向间隔缩短，声发射指数将在较短的时间内可用，并且质量将比目前可用的指数更高。这一改进将有利于磁层亚暴及其相关现象的研究。除了对磁层动力学的基础研究外，近实时声发射指数将成为当前空间天气条件下的有用参数。这些指数将用作各种经验和理论模型的输入，以指定空间天气。

The auroral electrojet (AE) indices are valuable parameters in studying the dynamics of the magnetosphere and in monitoring currents flowing in the polar ionosphere. The objective of the proposed investigation is production of near-real-time AE indices through rapid transfer of data from magnetometers located in the Russian sector of the auroral zone. The RapidMag project will be executed by relying upon the existing framework of international collaboration, PUREAS, with participants from Russia, Japan, and US. RapidMag will provide support for the operation of the 6 existing magnetometers and transmission of the data from the stations. The magnetometer systems will be upgraded to improve their reliability in the natural environment unique to northern Russia. The AE indices will become available with little time delay and will be of higher quality than the currently available indices due to reduced longitudinal spacing between magnetometer sites. This improvement will benefit the studies of magnetospheric substorms and related phenomena. In addition to basic research on the dynamics of the magnetosphere, the near-real-time AE indices will be useful parameters in now-casting space weather conditions. The indices will be used as input to various empirical and theoretical models to specify space weather.