Smooth electron density transition from plasmasphere to the subauroral region

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May 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007jgra..11205227t&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 112, Issue A5, CiteID A05227

Physics

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Magnetospheric Physics: Plasmasphere, Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetosphere: Inner, Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetospheric Configuration And Dynamics, Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetic Storms And Substorms (7954)

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Upper hybrid resonance (UHR) noise band and the nonthermal continuum (NTC) radiation were routinely observed by the radio plasma imager (RPI) onboard the IMAGE satellite when it transited the plasmasphere and subauroral regions. The lower cutoff frequencies of the UHR band and the NTC radiation provide an estimate of the electron plasma frequencies along the satellite orbit. A steep electron density gradient, which defines the plasmapause, was commonly observed when IMAGE transited from the plasmasphere to the subauroral region or vice versa. It appears however that, on many occasions, the electron density transition from the plasmasphere to the subauroral region is smooth without a clear signature of the plasmapause. Such smooth transitions can occur at various magnetic local times. The events presented in this study were observed after geomagnetic activities had been quiet for 2 or more days with Kp primarily less than 3. The smooth density transitions from the plasmasphere to the subauroral region may be an observational evidence of the suggested plasmaspheric wind.

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