Numerical investigations of low-latitude ground magnetic fields due to cavity mode oscillations
Abstract
Pi2 oscillations have been known to be associated with cavity mode oscillations (CMOs) in the inner magnetosphere at low latitudes. CMOs can also be excited by interplanetary shocks on the dayside. We present results from a global linear MHD wave model in spherical coordinates that allows us to analyse these waves at equatorial latitudes. We see that the model reproduces some of the principal CMO harmonics. The standing wave cavity modes are set up due to a dense plasmasphere. The CMOs associated with interplanetary shocks are compared with ground observations from the EMMA array at mid-latitudes. In accordance with observations of Pi2 pulsations, we also see a small phase difference between compressional mode Alfvén waves at midnight at low altitudes and on the noon ground, both at equatorial latitudes. This supports the finding that upon being excited in the nightside inner magnetosphere, these waves travel quickly around to the dayside. We compare our results to observations of the night-to-day time delay of ground Pi2 pulsations.
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BibTeX
@misc{majmudar2026numerical,
title = {{Numerical investigations of low-latitude ground magnetic fields due to cavity mode oscillations}},
author = {Khilav Majmudar and Robert L. Lysak and Kazue Takahashi},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2608.18304},
eprint = {2608.18304},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.18304},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Numerical investigations of low-latitude ground magnetic fields due to cavity mode oscillations
AU - Khilav Majmudar
AU - Robert L. Lysak
AU - Kazue Takahashi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/18
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2608.18304
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.18304
AB - Pi2 oscillations have been known to be associated with cavity mode oscillations (CMOs) in the inner magnetosphere at low latitudes. CMOs can also be excited by interplanetary shocks on the dayside. We present results from a global linear MHD wave model in spherical coordinates that allows us to analyse these waves at equatorial latitudes. We see that the model reproduces some of the principal CMO harmonics. The standing wave cavity modes are set up due to a dense plasmasphere. The CMOs associated with interplanetary shocks are compared with ground observations from the EMMA array at mid-latitudes. In accordance with observations of Pi2 pulsations, we also see a small phase difference between compressional mode Alfvén waves at midnight at low altitudes and on the noon ground, both at equatorial latitudes. This supports the finding that upon being excited in the nightside inner magnetosphere, these waves travel quickly around to the dayside. We compare our results to observations of the night-to-day time delay of ground Pi2 pulsations.
ER -