Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jgr....97.8337t&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 97, no. A6, June 1, 1992, p. 8337-8354.
Physics
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Atmospheric Physics, Electron Precipitation, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Ions, Particle Precipitation, Polar Regions, Auroral Zones, Energy Spectra, Polar Caps
Scientific paper
The patterns of electron and ion precipitation in the polar cap and the auroral zone for northward IMF conditions are investigated using data from the DMSP F6 and F7 satellites. Results show that, in the auroral oval, the ion precipitation is smooth and the ratio of the total electron flux to the total ion flux is less than 20. On the other hand, the polar cap ion precipitation is patchy, and the ratio is more than 20. The boundary between the two types of ion precipitation is defined by a sharp fall of the ion total number flux below the level 5 x 10 exp 5 to 10 exp 6 ions/sq cm per s per sr. The electron precipitation in the polar cap bounded by this boundary occurs in four patterns, two of which are symmetric and two asymmetric.
Nishida Akira
Troshichev Oleg A.
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