A study of the dynamics of a discrete auroral arc

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Atmospheric Electricity, Auroral Arcs, Electric Fields, Ionospheric Sounding, Rocket Sounding, Energy Spectra, High Resolution, Ionospheric Electron Density, Magnetic Disturbances, Rocket-Borne Instruments, Temporal Distribution

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Calculations based on high-resolution electric field and particle data gathered during a rocket crossing over a discrete, early-evening arc are found to be consistent with ground based observations. It is shown that: (1) the establishment of a polarization electric field within the arc is indicated by an anticorrelation between the electric field and the electron density or conductivity pattern across the arc; (2) the validity of the steady-state assumption must be checked when calculating electron density profiles from the particle precipitation, either by comparison with on-board plasma density measurements or by careful location of the precipitation regions relative to the rocket; and (3) the combination of these two methods makes possible the inclusion of finite precipitation time, by its insertion into the time-dependent solution for the electron density.

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