AUTHOR=Borovsky Joseph E. 

TITLE=Noise, Regression Dilution Bias, and Solar-Wind/Magnetosphere Coupling Studies

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/astronomy-and-space-sciences/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.867282

DOI=10.3389/fspas.2022.867282

ISSN=2296-987X

ABSTRACT=<p>Using numerical experiments, the effects of noise in the solar-wind and magnetospheric data on fits to the data are examined. In particular, the impact of noise amplitude on the functional forms of best-fit solar-wind driver functions is explored. The presence of noise (measurement error) will make it difficult to use solar wind and magnetosphere data to uncover (or confirm) the formula that describes the physics of the driving of the magnetosphere.</p>