The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) grant, awarded $324,607 to the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado to investigate potential methods for identifying and studying geomagnetic substorms in the Southern Hemisphere. The two-year project aims to address the lack of ground-based observational data and indices for the Southern polar regions, which are known to have interhemispheric asymmetries compared to the Northern hemisphere. The research will explore using broadband ultra-low frequency (PI1B) wave measurements as a proxy for substorm onsets, leveraging publicly available ground magnetometer and satellite data. This work is expected to improve understanding of the physical mechanisms linking PI1B waves and substorm development, and potentially lead to new approaches for monitoring and forecasting Southern Hemisphere space weather events that can impact critical infrastructure and technologies.
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