Magnetic storm cessation during sustained northward IMF

I. S. Veselovsky, V. Bothmer, P. Cargill, A. V. Dmitriev, K. G. Ivanov, E. Romashets, A. N. Zhukov, O. S. Yakovchouk

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Abstract

Times of sustained strong northward IMF can interrupt the magnetic storm development and lead to lower levels of geomagnetic activity for many hours. During 1997-2000 we have found two events of this kind observed on November 8, 1998 and October 13, 2000. In both cases, the storms started as usual after arrival of ejecta with a southward IMF component from the Sun to the Earth, but ceased after several hours due to the onset of sustained northward IMF leading to the faster recovery process. After the passage of this so-called positive domain, the storm development started again. The heliospheric magnetic field intensity remained enhanced and nearly constant. The solar origins of the geomagnetic storm interruptions have been investigated. Tentatively they may be related to strong nonlinear AlfvEe Cyrillic sigňn type solitary waves excited by non-stationary coronal current variations with a characteristic time-scale of about a day.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2460-2464
Number of pages5
JournalAdvances in Space Research
Volume36
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Interplanetary magnetic field
  • Magnetic storm cessation
  • Northward IMF
  • Space weather

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