Abstract:
The location of the equatorial boundaries of the auroral oval under different magnetospheric conditions contains information about the forming plasma structures, the depth of their penetration into the inner magnetosphere, the motion of the inner boundary of the plasma layer, etc. The development of methods and algorithms for determining the position of the visible equatorial boundary of the auroral oval is an important part of research related to the development of models of the chemical composition of the ionosphere, models of auroral particle precipitation, and assessment of the accuracy of these models. Research of aurora borealis (forecast, intensity, position) also plays an important role for the development of the tourist segment in the Arctic and information resources of space weather monitoring and forecasting services.