Multifractal structure of turbulence in the magnetospheric cusp

Magnetospheric cusps are regions which are characterized by highly turbulent plasma. We have used Polar magnetic field data to study the structure of turbulence in the cusp region. The wavelet transform modulus maxima method (WTMM) has been applied to estimate the scaling exponent of the partiti...

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Main Authors: E. Yordanova, M. Grzesiak, A. W. Wernik, B. Popielawska, K. Stasiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2004-07-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/22/2431/2004/angeo-22-2431-2004.pdf
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author E. Yordanova
E. Yordanova
M. Grzesiak
A. W. Wernik
B. Popielawska
K. Stasiewicz
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description Magnetospheric cusps are regions which are characterized by highly turbulent plasma. We have used Polar magnetic field data to study the structure of turbulence in the cusp region. The wavelet transform modulus maxima method (WTMM) has been applied to estimate the scaling exponent of the partition function and singularity spectra. Their features are similar to those found in the nonlinear multifractal systems. We have found that the scaling exponent does not allow one to conclude which intermittency model fits the experiment better. However, the singularity spectra reveal that different models can be ascribed to turbulence observed under various IMF conditions. For northward IMF conditions the turbulence is consistent with the multifractal <i>p</i>-model of fully developed fluid turbulence. For southward IMF experimental data agree with the model of non-fully developed Kolmogorov-like fluid turbulence.
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spelling doaj.art-5cf027f241ac4815a17b1e2852b562a42022-12-22T03:20:59ZengCopernicus PublicationsAnnales Geophysicae0992-76891432-05762004-07-01222431244010.5194/angeo-22-2431-2004Multifractal structure of turbulence in the magnetospheric cuspE. Yordanova0E. Yordanova1M. Grzesiak2A. W. Wernik3B. Popielawska4K. Stasiewicz5Space Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, PolandSpace Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Science, BulgariaSpace Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, PolandSpace Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, PolandSpace Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, PolandSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala, Swedennce, BulgariaMagnetospheric cusps are regions which are characterized by highly turbulent plasma. We have used Polar magnetic field data to study the structure of turbulence in the cusp region. The wavelet transform modulus maxima method (WTMM) has been applied to estimate the scaling exponent of the partition function and singularity spectra. Their features are similar to those found in the nonlinear multifractal systems. We have found that the scaling exponent does not allow one to conclude which intermittency model fits the experiment better. However, the singularity spectra reveal that different models can be ascribed to turbulence observed under various IMF conditions. For northward IMF conditions the turbulence is consistent with the multifractal <i>p</i>-model of fully developed fluid turbulence. For southward IMF experimental data agree with the model of non-fully developed Kolmogorov-like fluid turbulence.https://www.ann-geophys.net/22/2431/2004/angeo-22-2431-2004.pdf
spellingShingle E. Yordanova
E. Yordanova
M. Grzesiak
A. W. Wernik
B. Popielawska
K. Stasiewicz
Multifractal structure of turbulence in the magnetospheric cusp
Annales Geophysicae
title Multifractal structure of turbulence in the magnetospheric cusp
title_full Multifractal structure of turbulence in the magnetospheric cusp
title_fullStr Multifractal structure of turbulence in the magnetospheric cusp
title_full_unstemmed Multifractal structure of turbulence in the magnetospheric cusp
title_short Multifractal structure of turbulence in the magnetospheric cusp
title_sort multifractal structure of turbulence in the magnetospheric cusp
url https://www.ann-geophys.net/22/2431/2004/angeo-22-2431-2004.pdf
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