Ionospheric effects of the simultaneous occurrence of a solar proton event and relativistic electron precipitation as recorded by ground-based instruments at different latitudes

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Aug 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004jastp..66.1035s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Volume 66, Issue 12, p. 1035-1045.

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Relativistic Electrons, Solar Protons, Ionosphere, Ionization, Ground-Based Observations

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The intense event of highly relativistic electron (HRE) precipitation of May 1992 has been analyzed using data from ground-based observations (riometers and VLF phase measurements). Special attention was given to some features of this event observed at high and very high geomagnetic latitudes, since this aspect of the event was not well documented in previous studies. A remarkable feature of the HRE event of May 1992 was the simultaneous occurrence of a strong solar proton event (SPE), although reliable evidence shows that the simultaneous appearance of SPE and HRE events is not unique. It was demonstrated that a meridian chain of riometers with high latitudinal resolution is an effective and low-cost (as compared with satellite observations) tool to separate the effects of solar proton and relativistic electrons in the lower ionosphere. A significant conclusion is that the polar cap area is free from relativistic electron precipitation. Other interesting aspects of this complex geophysical phenomenon are also discussed.

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