Multisatellite comparisons of the radiation belt response to the Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) magnetic storms

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Jun 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001jgr...10610869m&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 106, Issue A6, p. 10869-10882

Physics

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Magnetospheric Physics

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We present a compilation of observations of relativistic radiation belt electrons during the four Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) storms from instruments on 10 separate spacecraft. While these four magnetic storms have very different solar wind and magnetospheric conditions, there are several characteristics of the relativistic electron response which are applicable to all four storms. We find that although the evolution of the spectral shape of the electrons at a specific L shell does not vary from storm to storm, the evolution is very different at L=4.2 and L=6.6. Calculations of the phase space density (PSD) show that the evolution of the PSD depends on both radial position and the value of the first adiabatic invariant. The evolution of the greater than 1-MeV electron flux at L=4.2 and L=6.6 for the four storms is consistent with the findings of Reeves et al. [1998c]. The flux at L=4.2 peaks quickly after the storm (12 hours), while the fluxes at geosynchronous altitudes take several days to rise. We suggest that the common characteristics identified in the four storms that are the subject of this paper can provide a useful basis for comparisons with other storms and for development of a more complete theoretical description of relativistic electron events in general.

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