Determination of the energy of auroral electrons by the measurements of the emission ratio and altitude of aurorae

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Atmospheric Ionization, Auroral Arcs, Electron Distribution, Electron Energy, Cameras, Emission Spectra, Iterative Solution, Spline Functions

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Two methods for the determination of the energy of auroral electrons are considered: (1) a method in which the altitude of discrete auroral forms is estimated from two all-sky camera pictures, and the altitudes are converted to energies using the equations for electron penetration into the atmosphere; and (2) a method in which the intensity ratio of the 630.0 and 427.8 nm emissions is measured using the same auroral forms, and the emission ratio energy is obtained from theoretical emission ratio calculations. A nomogram for determining the altitude energy of auroral electrons in discrete arcs as a function of the 427.8 nm intensity and the 630.0/427.8 nm intensity ratio is presented.

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