The University of Iowa

Polar Plasma Wave Investigation

Sounds of the Magnetosphere



Note:

Although most of these sounds are in the acoustic frequency range, they are not actually audible by the human ear. These sounds are produced by processing the original wave data in much the same way that a radio station processes radio signals. 

  Type        Date       Time(UTC)  Duration

Whistler   26 March 1996   07:59      14s    Spectrogram  Sound  Description 

Whistler   10 May 1996     00:16      11s    Spectrogram  Sound  Description

Whistler   12 June 1996    13:58      28s    Spectrogram  Sound  Description

Saucer     27 March 1996   20:05      12s    Spectrogram  Sound  Description

Chorus     31 May 1996     06:47      15s    Spectrogram  Sound  Description

Hiss       28 May 1996     21:48      11s    Spectrogram  Sound  Description

Hiss       11 June 1996    01:44      14s    Spectrogram  Sound  Description

AKR        10 May 1996     16:38      17s    Spectrogram  Sound  Description

Mag/Cusp   29 May 1996     02:56      40s    Spectrogram  Sound

Polar Plasma Wave Investigation

Prof. Donald A. Gurnett

Principal Investigator
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242