Physics
Scientific paper
Nov 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979jgr....84.6564c&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 84, Nov. 1, 1979, p. 6564-6572. Research supported by the U.S. Defense Nuclear Agency, U.
Physics
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Auroral Zones, Electric Potential, Electron Distribution, Geoelectricity, Geomagnetism, Magnetic Disturbances, Atmospheric Electricity, Energy Distribution, Explorer Satellites, Ion Distribution, Magnetospheric Instability, Satellite Observation
Scientific paper
The characteristics of magnetic-field-aligned electrostatic potential differences in the structure of an inverted V event are examined by using data on the pitch angle and energy distributions of electrons and ions obtained with the polar orbiting S3-3 satellite. It is found that potential differences occur simultaneously above and below the altitude of the satellite. An analysis which determined both of these potential differences from the electron distributions, also yielded the magnetic field intensity B1 above the satellite where the potential was zero. It is indicated that the potential extends above the satellite a distance of about 1200 km, implying an apparent electric field approximately less than or equal to 1 mV/m. Finally, implications to theory are discussed.
Cladis J. B.
Sharp R. D.
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