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In this paper we investigate which coordinate representation is most appropriate when analyzing ground magnetometer data in terms of ionospheric currents, in particular the westward electrojet. The $\textit{AL}$ and the recently introduced $\textit{SML}$ index are frequently used as monitors of the westward electrojet. Both indices are based on ground magnetometers at auroral latitudes. From these magnetometers, the largest perturbation in the southward direction is selected as the $\textit{ AL/SML }$ index at 1 min cadence. The southward component is defined as antiparallel to the orientation of the horizontal part of the Earths' main field, $\textbf{B}_{0, \textit{H}}$. The implicit assumption when using these indices as a monitor of the westward electrojet is that the electrojet flows perpendicular to $\textbf{B}_{0, \textit{H}}$. However, $\textbf{B}_{0, \textit{H}}$ is, in general, not perpendicular to the westward direction in coordinate systems that take nondipole terms of the Earth's magnetic field into account, such as apex and the Altitude Adjusted Corrected Geomagnetic coordinate systems. In this paper we derive a new $\textit{SML}$ index, based on apex coordinates. We f

Author

Laundal, K. M.; Gjerloev, J. W.

Published

2016

Language

EN