Collaborative Research: Continued study of ULF waves at cusp latitudes on Svalbard to probe Earth's space environment

本提案要求支持继续运行和分析由四个搜索线圈磁力计（感应天线）组成的紧密间隔阵列的数据，该阵列于2006年9月开始在挪威斯瓦尔巴群岛安装，用于研究地球上的超低频波和相关现象。S空间环境。除了感应线圈磁力计外，斯瓦尔巴群岛上的仪器还包括许多极光成像仪和光度计，包括EISCAT、SPEAR和SuperDARN在内的多个雷达，以及IMAGE磁通门磁力计阵列中最北端的站点。这样一套完整的仪器能够将观测中的各种特征与特定磁层区域（如等离子体片、低纬度边界层、尖脊或等离子体地幔）联系起来，比早期在其他地点的研究更有信心和可靠性。感应线圈磁强计的作用是检测频率范围为0.02 - 5赫兹的磁波动。这个项目是空间科学界为更好地了解地球动力学而进行的国际努力的一部分。美国的磁层及其与太阳风和IMF的相互作用。

This proposal requests support for the continued operation of, and analysis of data from, a closely-spaced array of four search coil magnetometers (induction antennas) the installation of which began in September 2006 on Svalbard, Norway, for studies of ULF waves and associated phenomena in Earth?s space environment. In addition to induction coil magnetometers, instruments on Svalbard include numerous auroral imagers and photometers, multiple radars including EISCAT, SPEAR, and SuperDARN, and the northernmost stations in the IMAGE array of fluxgate magnetometers. Such a complete suite of instruments enables the association of various features in the observations with specific magnetospheric regions, such as the plasma sheet, low latitude boundary layer, cusp proper, or plasma mantle, with more confidence and reliability than in earlier studies at other locations. The role of induction coil magnetometers is to detect magnetic fluctuations in the frequency range 0.02 - 5 Hz. This project is part of an international effort by the space science community to better understand the dynamics of Earth?s magnetosphere and of its interaction with the solar wind and IMF.