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Authors: | Consolini, Giuseppe* De Michelis, Paola* Alberti, T.* Giannattasio, Fabio* Coco, Igino* Tozzi, Roberta* Chang, T. T. S.* |
Title: | On the Multifractal Features of Low‐Frequency Magnetic Field Fluctuations in the Field‐Aligned Current Ionospheric Polar Regions: Swarm Observations | Journal: | Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics | Series/Report no.: | 5/125 (2020) | Publisher: | Wiley Agu | Issue Date: | 15-Apr-2020 | DOI: | 10.1029/2019JA027429 | Keywords: | field-aligned currents scaling properties |
Subject Classification: | 04.05. Geomagnetism 01.02. Ionosphere |
Abstract: | Recent findings on the nature of magnetic field fluctuations in the high-latitude ionospheric regions have suggested the existence of scaling features, which are the signature of the occurrence of turbulence. These features mainly characterize the magnetic field fluctuations in those regions where the field-aligned currents flow. Here, we investigate the nature of the Earth's magnetic field fluctuations using the high-resolution (50 Hz) magnetic measurements from the European Space Agency Earth's observation mission Swarm. Our study indicates that spatiotemporal anomalous scaling features characterize low-frequency magnetic field fluctuations in the high-latitude ionospheric regions of field-aligned currents at spatial scales in the range 0.8–80 km (timescales in the range 0.1–10 s). The signature of a multifractal nature of these fluctuations suggests a highly complex structure of the field-aligned currents. Our results support the view of inhomogeneous (filamentary) field-aligned currents, which can have relevant implications in the comprehension of the physical processes responsible for the magnetospheric-ionospheric coupling and ionospheric heating. |
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