Interplanetary magnetic fields and bulk plasma velocity values gathered by the Mariner 2 spaceprobe and corresponding to the recurrent geomagnetic storm of October 7, 1962, have been compared to ground‐based standard magnetograms and micropulsation recordings. The results indicate that (1) high‐latitude micropulsation enhancements can sometimes be correlated to large changes in interplanetary fields, (2) these sharp changes in the interplanetary fields and their corresponding effects suggest an interplanetary field structure corotating with the sun, a possibility that is consistent with the Pioneer 6 results, and (3) extended periods of micropulsations as well as bay disturbances are preceded and accompanied by exterior fields having a southward component. These results may provide support for Dungey's theory of reconnection between geomagnetic and interplanetary lines of force.
Simultaneous recordings of geomagnetic micropulsations in the 0.001‐ to 1‐Hz frequency range across the state of California were made in late 1967. Two orthogonal horizontal components of the magnetic field were measured at sites located near Berkeley, California, Reno, Nevada, and Fresno, California. The data from the Reno and Fresno sites were telemetered by telephone to the Berkeley site, where they were reported simultaneously with the Berkeley data in analog and digital form. Digital portions of the data were analyzed, and polarization and spectral characteristics were obtained by using a method based on the theory of quasi‐monochromatic or partially polarized radiation. Depending on their spatial characteristics, micropulsations were classified into two basic types, uniform and nonuniform. Uniform micropulsations are in phase and nearly identical in amplitude and wave form at the three sites. They include Pi 1's, Pi 2's, Pc 1's, and quiet‐time Pc 2–4's. The nonuniform micropulsations, which consist primarily of daytime Pc 2–3's, exhibit substantial differences in amplitude, phase, and frequency content between the stations. A striking period increase with latitude was also observed. Examples of both uniform and nonuniform micropulsations are presented here. A reversal of the sense of rotation from counterclockwise in the morning hours to clockwise in the afternoon and evening hours with a transition occurring around noon local mean time was observed for all micropulsations. An attempt to explain the behavior of micropusations in terms of current theories of hydromagnetic wave propagation is made, and evidence for a narrow L‐shell localization of micropulsations is presented.
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