On May 15, 1969, Ogo 5 crossed the plasmapause during a major storm that produced severe geomagnetic disturbances (Kp up to 8—), large and rapid variations in ring‐current intensity (as measured by Dst), intense low‐latitude aurora, and persistent SAR arcs. Near the highly structured plasmasphere boundary, the electric‐ and magnetic‐field sensors on Ogo 5 detected lower‐hybrid‐resonance noise bursts, whistlers, ELF hiss, and other discrete signals or emissions. Some LHR noise bursts were associated with whistlers, and these high‐altitude phenomena resembled the corresponding ionospheric ones. This report contains a description of the VLF observations. We also show that intense ULF magnetic signals were present near the plasmapause, and we attempt to relate these observations to the predictions of various theories of proton ring‐current decay and SAR‐arc formation.
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