Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988georl..15..633v&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 15, June 1988, p. 633-635; Reply, p. 636-638.
Physics
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Earth Magnetosphere, Electron Precipitation, Energetic Particles, Lightning, Whistlers, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere
Scientific paper
An error in the calculation of LaBelle (1987) is pointed out, and it is suggested that the lightning-induced electron precipitation of relativistic electrons of greater than 2 MeV is inconsistent with the observed fast atmospheric light pulsation (FAP) occurrence rate, except during times when the electron fluxes in the inner radiation belt are artificially enhanced. It is suggested that the discrepancy is due to the use of the AE-2 electron model which includes the Starfish fission electrons. In a reply, LaBelle asserts that this correction does not rule out the lightning-induced electron precipitation phenomenon as a possible cause of FAPs.
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