Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
Mar 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jatp...42..227v&link_type=abstract
Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics, vol. 42, Mar. 1980, p. 227-229, 231-239.
Physics
Geophysics
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Energetic Particles, Geophysics, Night Sky, Particle Precipitation, Auroral Zones, Magnetic Anomalies, Midlatitude Atmosphere, Plasmapause, Satellite Observation, Tropical Regions
Scientific paper
The paper identifies global zones of energetic particle precipitation in the nighttime atmosphere during disturbed magnetic conditions in rocket, satellite, and ground-based measurements. The known equatorial zone of precipitated energetic ions and neutrals is found at altitudes above 170 km, with its origin in the double-charge-exchange process of hydrogen and helium with the ring current. The flux of electrons increases linearly with altitude in the region 100-300 km and correlates with the 391.4 nm radiation intensity and magnetic activity. Finally, it is shown that the South Atlantic magnetic anomaly provides additional support for the identification of distinct low and mid-latitude zones; poleward from the plasmapause the precipitation flux is nearly isotropic and variable, and it consists of electrons and ions with the maximum intensity of the proton auroral zone occurring about 5 deg equatorward of the maximum of the electron auroral zone.
Smith George L.
Voss Henry D.
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