Statistical studies of jovian decameter emissions observed during the sameperiod by Nancay Decameter Array (France) and WAVES experiment aboard Windspacecraft
A. Aubier et al., Statistical studies of jovian decameter emissions observed during the sameperiod by Nancay Decameter Array (France) and WAVES experiment aboard Windspacecraft, ASTRON ASTR, 354(3), 2000, pp. 1101-1109
Occurrence probabilities and polarization characteristics of the decameter
jovian emissions (DAM) have been analysed by combined ground and space obse
rvations. We use the data observed in the same period by the Nancay decamet
er array (France) and the WAVES experiment on board Wind spacecraft. The gr
ound observations cover the frequency range 10 to 40 MHz when the space exp
eriment records the lower part of the spectrum from 1 MHz up to 13.8 MHz. D
ifferent observation conditions lead to a better description of the jovian
decameter emissions where the ground-based and space observations are perfo
rmed with distinct type of antenna and complementary receivers.
The combination of Nancay decameter observations and the WAVES/Wind data al
low to analyse in terms of occurrence probability and polarization more tha
n 200 events. After midnight and between 02:00 UT and 04:30 UT, 50% of thes
e events are simultaneously observed from the ground and in space. In the I
o-phase CML diagram, the ground observations are mainly related to Io-A and
Io-B sources with right-hand polarizations and Io-C and Io-D sources with
left-hand polarizations. For WAVES/Wind observations, the occurrences are r
elated to Io-controlled (Io-C and Io-D) and non-Io-controlled emissions whe
re we note the quasi-absence of,Io-A and Io-B sources. The main differences
in the occurrence probability between ground and space observations are in
terpreted as an effect of Earth ionosphere and receiver frequency coverages
.