SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS IN ULF RANGE OF GEOMAGNETIC STORM OBSERVED AT PANAGJURISTE, BULGARIA ON 27-28 SEPTEMBER 2017

Maria Chamati

Abstract:
On 27-28 September 2017 at Geomagnetic Observatory Panagjuriste (PAG), Bulgaria the geomagnetic storm – class G2 increasing to G3 was observed. It caused disturbances over the ultra-low frequency (ULF) geomagnetic field variations. The time series of the collected data along the X (north-south), the Y (east-west) and Z (vertical) directions are analyzed. Trough Morlet wavelet analysis the dynamic spectra for the X and the Y components are obtained. They show disturbances strongly corresponding with geomagnetic activity and covers all investigated time scales (1-600s). The two most powerful interferences are recorded on 28 September- 09UTC and 21UTC- along the Y component which strongly correspond with Kp index, but not with local K index. They don’t appear along the other two components. It is found that during the time interval 00-03UTC on 28 September the pulsations are recorded along the X component with periodicity that covers time scales 40-110s and main period about 85s, and they are most likely related to injections of energetic plasma.

Keywords:
ULF variations, spectral properties, geomagnetic storm, Panagjuriste

Bulgarian Geophysical Journal, 2021, Vol. 44, DOI: 10.34975/bgj-2021.44.9

Author information:
Author: Maria Chamati
E-mail: mchamati@geophys.bas.bg
Affiliation: National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – BAS, str. Acad. G. Bonchev, bl. 3, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria

Acknowledgements:
This work is supported by Contract No D01-404/18.12.2020 (Project “National Geoinformation Center (NGIC)” financed by the National Roadmap for Scientific Infrastructure 2017-2023.

How to cite:
Chamati, M. (2022). Spectral characteristics in ULF range of geomagnetic storm observed at Panagjuriste, Bulgaria on 27-28 september 2017. Bulgarian Geophysical Journal, Vol. 44, p. 109-116. https://doi.org/10.34975/BGJ-2021.44.9