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Encyclopedia > Dawn chorus (electromagnetic)

The electromagnetic dawn chorus is an unexplained phenomenon that occurs most often at sunrise or shortly after, that (with the proper radio equipment) resembles the sound of the birds' dawn chorus. It is thought to be caused by high-energy electrons that get caught in the Van Allen radiation belts of the Earth's magnetosphere and fall to the Earth's surface in the form of audible radio waves. Dawn choruses occur more frequently during magnetic storms.


This phenomenon also occurs during aurorae, when it is termed an auroral chorus.


External links

.WAV format recordings of the electromagnetic dawn chorus (http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/sounds/sounds.html)


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Aurora (astronomy) - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article (2221 words)
One possibility is that electromagnetic waves are transduced into sound waves by objects in the vicinity of the observer, or directly influence the auditory senses of the observer.
These auroral sounds have been likened to the sounds of the dawn chorus.
Helsinki University of Technology has made examinations and recordings of these sounds and, according to the newspaper Kaleva, found that during bright high level polar aurorae, hums, rumbles and pops are registered.
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