Auroral X-ray images from DMSP-F6

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Mar 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984georl..11..255m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 11, March 1984, p. 255-258.

Physics

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Auroral Arcs, Dmsp Satellites, Satellite Imagery, X Ray Imagery, Noaa Satellites, Polar Regions, Satellite Instruments

Scientific paper

X-ray images of auroral arcs for consecutive north and south polar crossings of the DMSP-F6 satellite are presented. On January 18, 1983, the north polar region was in the earth's shadow and the south polar region was in complete sunlight. The X-ray images of both polar cap regions show features of the dawn and dusk auroral oval that are quite similar. However a strong polar cap structure appears only in the north pole image. Near simultaneous measurements of precipitating electrons obtained by instruments aboard the NOAA-6 and NOAA-7 satellites crossing the south pole, show no indication of polar auroral structures. These examples illustrate the utility of X-ray imaging in both sunlight and in darkness for studying auroral boundaries and morphology.

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