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From Foreshock 30-Second Waves to Magnetospheric Pc3 Waves
Univ Helsinki, Dept Phys, Helsinki, Finland..
Johns Hopkins Univ, Appl Phys Lab, Laurel, MD USA..
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Ciencias Espaciales, Inst Geofis, Mexico City, Mexico..
Univ Helsinki, Dept Phys, Helsinki, Finland..
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2025 (English)In: Space Science Reviews, ISSN 0038-6308, E-ISSN 1572-9672, Vol. 221, no 2, article id 26Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
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Ultra-low frequency waves, with periods between 1-1000 s, are ubiquitous in the near-Earth plasma environment and play an important role in magnetospheric dynamics and in the transfer of electromagnetic energy from the solar wind to the magnetosphere. A class of those waves, often referred to as Pc3 waves when they are recorded from the ground, with periods between 10 and 45 s, are routinely observed in the dayside magnetosphere. They originate from the ion foreshock, a region of geospace extending upstream of the quasi-parallel portion of Earth's bow shock. There, the interaction between shock-reflected ions and the incoming solar wind gives rise to a variety of waves, and predominantly fast-magnetosonic waves with a period typically around 30 s. The connection between these waves upstream of the shock and their counterparts observed inside the magnetosphere and on the ground was inferred already early on in space observations due to similar properties, thereby implying the transmission of the waves across near-Earth space, through the shock and the magnetopause. This review provides an overview of foreshock 30-second/Pc3 waves research from the early observations in the 1960s to the present day, covering the entire propagation pathway of these waves, from the foreshock to the ground. We describe the processes at play in the different regions of geospace, and review observational, theoretical and numerical works pertaining to the study of these waves. We conclude this review with unresolved questions and upcoming opportunities in both observations and simulations to further our understanding of these waves.

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Springer, 2025. Vol. 221, no 2, article id 26
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Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics Geophysics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-553330DOI: 10.1007/s11214-025-01152-yISI: 001439369800001PubMedID: 40060199Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-86000793086OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-553330DiVA, id: diva2:1947587
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Academy of Finland, 322544EU, European Research Council, 101124500Academy of Finland, 352846Academy of Finland, 347795Academy of Finland, 345701Academy of Finland, 361901Academy of Finland, 339756Available from: 2025-03-26 Created: 2025-03-26 Last updated: 2025-03-26Bibliographically approved

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