The characteristics of daytime aurora at South Pole Station

• Published in: Nankyoku shiryo Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 267 - 305
• Main Authors: Masaru Ayukawa, Kazuo Makita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1996

The characteristics of daytime auroras are examined by using all-sky camera photographs taken at South Pole Station in Antarctica. Several remarkable results were found from our analysis. (1) The auroral structure near the noon sector (10-14 MLT) mostly shows coronal forms with ray structure. (2) Th...