Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001agufmsm21b..11k&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2001, abstract #SM21B-11
Physics
2451 Particle Acceleration, 2704 Auroral Phenomena (2407), 2736 Magnetosphere/Ionosphere Interactions
Scientific paper
During February and March of 2001, the CLUSTER satellites recorded a number of perigee passes through the near-midnight auroral zone. The CIS CODIF experiments on CLUSTER measure ion composition over the energy range 20 eV/e to 40 keV/e. During the auroral passes the CIS experiment measured highly structured ion outflow. The multiple spacecraft observations allow us to track how the ion outflow regions move with time. We compare this motion with the motion of the auroral arcs observed at the same time with the FUV instrument on IMAGE. An initial study of one event showed that the ion outflow motion did track the arc motion fairly well, but was also consistent with the locally measured convection velocity. We now extend this study to include more cases under various auroral conditions in order to determine how well the motion of the ion outflow regions are correlated with the arc motion.
Balogh André
Balsiger Hans
Bavassano-Cattaneo M. B.
Bosqued Jean Michel
Carlson Carl
No associations
LandOfFree
A Comparison of the Motion of Auroral Ion Outflow Regions With the Motion of Auroral Arcs does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with A Comparison of the Motion of Auroral Ion Outflow Regions With the Motion of Auroral Arcs, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and A Comparison of the Motion of Auroral Ion Outflow Regions With the Motion of Auroral Arcs will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1383268