Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, Vol.17 (1962) Supplement A-I

PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
COSMIC RAYS AND THE EARTH STORM
I. EARTH STORM

Kyoto, Japan
September 4-15, 1961
Preface

CONTENTS

Opening Session
Opening Address
M. HASEGAWA1
Welcome Address
T. KUWAHARA3
Opening Address
K. HIRASAWA4
Opening Greeting
S. CHAPMAN5
Earth Storms: Retrospect and Prospect
S. CHAPMAN6
I-1. Morphology of Magnetic Storms
I-1-1. Satellite Observations of the Distant Field during Magnetic Storms: Explorer VI
E. J. SMITH and C. P. SONETT17
I-1-2. Magnetic Impulses and Sun-Earth Relations
I. PAGHIS21
I-1-3. Changes in the Geomagnetic Field Associated with Magnetic Disturbance
E. J. CHERNOSKY25
I-1-4. Characteristics of Telluric Current at Land and Sea Based Stations
V. P. HESSLER32
I-1-5. Similarity and Simultaneity of Magnetic Disturbance in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
T. NAGATA, S. KOKUBUN and N. FUKUSHIMA35
I-1-6. World-wide Changes in the Geomagnetic Field
A. NISHIDA and J. A. JACOBS39
I-1-7. Solar-Terrestial Relationships during the IGY and IGC
H. MAEDA, K. SAKURAI, T. 0NDOH and M. YAMAMOTO45
I-1-8. Details of the Relations between Type IV-Outbursts and sc-Geomagnetic Storms
J. ROOSEN and L. D. de FEITER49
I-1-9. Fine Structure of Magnetic Storms in Respect of Pulsations
V. A. TROITSKAYA, L. V. ALPEROVICH and M. V. MELNIKOVA57
I-1-10. Magnetic Bay-form Disturbances and Their Connection to the Phenomena in the Ionosphere
M. PUDOVKIN and I. KOROTIN58
I-1-P0. Summary of I-1-1 to I-1-10
E. H. VESTINE59
I-1-P1. Morphology of Magnetic Storms
E. H. VESTINE61
I-1-P2. Morphology of Magnetic Storms
N. FUKUSHIMA70
I-1-P3. On Auroral Isochasms and the Orientation of Auroral Arcs
B. HULTQVIST78
I-2. Disturbances in Polar Regions
I-2-1. Large-Scale Electron Bombardment of the Atmosphere at the Sudden Commencement of a Geomagnetic Storm
R. R. BROWN92
I-2-2. The Types of Blackout, Their Time Variations and the Mechanisms Producing Them
Vaughn AGY93
I-2-3. Polar Cap and Auroral Zone Absorption Events during the First Six Months of the I.G.Y.
G. E. HILL97
I-2-4. Sudden Cosmic Noise Absorption at the Moment of Geomagnetic Storm Sudden Commencements
J. ORTNER, R. R. BROWN, T. R. HARTZ, O. HOLT, B. HULTQVIST, H. LEINBACH, C. G. LITTLE103
I-2-5. The Detection and Study of Solar Cosmic Rays by Radio Techniques
D. K. BAILEY106
I-2-6. Some Auroral Zone Disturbances at Times of Magnetic Micropulsation Storms
W. H. CAMPBELL112
I-2-7. Inter-relations among Auroral, Sporadic Ionization and Magnetic Disturbance
T. OGUTI, T. TOHMATSU and T. NAGATA117
I-2-8. Polar Blackout during the International Geophysical Year (a 30 Minutes Sound Motion Picture)
Vaughn AGY121
I-2-9. Polar Cap Absorption Events Identified from H.F. Vertical Ionosonde Data
D. H. JELLY122
I-2-10. Observations of Unusual Low Frequency Propagation Made during Polar Cap Disturbance (PCD) Events
J. S. BELROSE and D. B. Ross126
I-2-11. The Electron Density Profile of the Lower Ionosphere during a Polar Cap Absorption Event
G. C. REID130
I-2-12. Measurements of Localized Distortions in the Earth's Magnetic Field near the Auroral Zone
R. S. LEONARD135
I-2-13. Spiral Distribution of the Ionospheric Magnetic Disturbances
E. V. DOLGOVA137
I-2-14. Geographical Distribution of the Ionospheric Disturbances in High Latitudes
R. A. ZEVAKINA139
I-2-15. Daily Variations of Blackout Appearances
N. P. BENKOVA and L. A. YUDOVITCH143
I-2-16. Abnormal Polar-Cap Absorption Associated with Strong Chromospheric Flares on the the Sun for the Period 1938 to 1959
A. S. BESPROZVANNAYA146
I-2-17. Anomalous Absorption in High Latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere
G. V. BOOKIN150
I-2-P1. Introductory Remarks and the Summary of the Ordinary Sessions
J. A. RATCLIFFE151
I-2-P2. Blackouts and Sporadic E Layers
W. R. PIGGOTT152A
I-2-P3. Drift of the E-Layer during Geomagnetic Storms
L. HARANG152B
I-2-P4. Polar Storms, Especially in the Southern Polar Region
T. NAGATA157
I-3. Theories of Magnetic Storms and Aurorae
I-3-1. Solar-Stream Distortion of the Geomagnetic Field as a Mechanism for Producing Polar Auroras and Electrojets
J. W. KERN165
I-3-2. The Ring Current and a Neutral Line Discharge Theory of the Aurora Polaris
S. AKASOFU and S. CHAPMAN169
I-3-3. A Comprehensive Model of Auroral and Geomagnetic Disturbances
W. I. AXFORD, J. A. FEJER and C. O. HINES173
I-3-4. A Mechanism to Establish the Magnetic Storm Ring Current
A. J. DESSLER, W. B. HANSON and E. N. PARKER178
I-3-5. Variation of Upper Atmosphere Densities with Solar Activity
K. D. COLE183
I-3-6. Interchange and Rotation of the Earth Field Lines
T. GOLD187
I-3-7. On the Geographic Distribution of the Areas of the Solar Corpuscular Impingements of the Arctic
A. P. NIKOLSKY189
I-3-P1. Theory of Magnetic Storms
S. F. SINGER198
I-3-P2. Theory of Magnetic Storms
E. N. PARKER199
I-3-P3. Particle Precipitations and Geomagnetic Storms
T. OBAYASHI201
I-4. Aurora and Airglow Including Auroral X-Rays
I-4-1. Behavior of 6300A OI in the Night Airglow at Sacramento Peak, New Mexico during Magnetically Quiet and Magnetically Disturbed Periods
S. M. SILVERMAN205
I-4-2. Geophysical Positions of the Red Arcs of October 25 and October 26 1960
J. G. MOORE210
I-4-3. Hydrogen Emissions and Sporadic E Layer Behaviour
R. MONTALBETTI and D. J. McEWEN212
I-4-4. Horizontal Auroral Motions and Magnetic Disturbance at the Auroral Zone
T. N. DAVIS216
I-4-5. Radio Studies of the Aurora
R. L. LEADABRAND218
I-4-6. Geographical Distribution of Aurorae in the Southern Hemisphere
J. I. FELDSTEIN and E. K. SOLOMATINA223
I-4-7. Magnetic Disturbances and Aurorae in the Nearpolar Region of the Northern Hemisphere
J. I. FELDSTEIN225
I-4-8. Time Correlation of Auroral Spectra
J. NAKAMURA227
I-4-9. Low Latitude Red Aurora and Low Energy Protons in Van Allen Belt
T. HIKOSAKA and K. YANO233
I-4-10. Balloon Observations of Auroral Zone X-Rays
R. R. BROWN236
I-4-11. Relation of Balloon X-rays to Visible Auroras in the Auroral Zone
K. A. ANDERSON237
I-4-12. Auroral X-Ray Observations at Minneapolis, Minnesota
P. D. BHAVSAR242
I-4-P1. Theory of Auroral Bombardment
J. W. CHAMBERLAIN247
I-4-P2. Characteristics of Aurora
C. T. ELVEY249A
I-4-P3. Investigations of Auroral Planetary Distribution
A. I. LEBEDINSKY, Ya. I. FELDSTEIN and O. V. KHOROSHEVA249B
I-4-P4. Airglow and Earth Storm
D. BARBIER255
I-4-P5. Mid Latitude Auroras
F. E. ROACH258
I-5. Ionospheric Disturbances
I-5-1. Variability of F2 layer Critical Frequencies during ionospheric Disturbances
L. N. LYAKHOVA260
I-5-2. Charged Particles in the Earth's Magnetic Field and the Ionospheric F2 layer
P. ROTHWELL263
I-5-3. On the Morphology of Ionospheric Disturbances depending on the Character of Commencements of Geomagnetic Storms
V. G. DUBRAVSKY and S. A. KRAMARENKO271
I-5-4. Some Aspects of Ionosphere Storms
J. A. RATCLIFFE274
I-5-5. Solar Flare Effects in the F-Region of the Ionosphere
R. W. KNECHT and R. McDUFFIE280
I-5-6. Ionospheric Disturbances and Changes in Cosmic Radio Noise Absorption on 25 Mc/s at Ahmedabad Associated with Some Solar Events and Geomagnetic Storms in November 1960
S. S. DEGAONKAR and R. V. BHONSLE286
I-5-7. Vertical Travelling Disturbances in the Ionosphere
N. M. BOENKOVA and J. V. KUSHNEREVSKY292
I-5-8. Interaction of Trapped Radiation and the Ds Current System
K. D. COLE296
I-5-9. The Origin of Irregularities in the F Region
J. W. DUNGEY300
I-5-10. Topside Soundings of the Ionosphere
R. W. KNECHT302
I-5-P1. Morphology of Ionospheric Storms
A. H. SHAPLEY303
I-5-P2. Morphology of the Disturbed Ionosphere
D. F. MARTYN304
I-5-P3. Morphology of Ionospheric Storms
H. KAMIYAMA306
I-5-P4. Ionospheric Disturbances at Auroral Latitudes
C. O. HINES308
I-6. Summary of the Disturbances in the Ionospheric Regions
I-6-P1. Density and Energy in the Upper Atmosphere
M. NICOLET314
I-6-P2. Disturbances in the Ionospheric Region
W. J. G. BEYNON320
I-6-P3. Electric Current in the Ionosphere and the Aurora
S. CHAPMAN325
Appendix
Theory of Magnetic Storms
S. F. SINGER329