Physics
Scientific paper
Mar 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982georl...9..211l&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 9, Mar. 1982, p. 211-214.
Physics
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Auroral Arcs, Electron Flux Density, Electron Precipitation, Energy Spectra, Satellite Observation, Bursts, Electron Energy, Energy Dissipation, Optical Emission Spectroscopy
Scientific paper
The rate of energy deposition into the atmosphere by inverted-V event precipitating electrons was computed, from the energy spectra measured by 30 passes of the AE-D satellite, in an attempt to identify small-scale structures within them which may bear a relation to the auroral arcs. High-deposition rate bursts with a duration of less than 5 sec were found inside inverted-V events, and an examination of 45 bursts showed most to have a latitudinal width of less than 0.2 deg, with occurrences over 65-75 deg invariant latitude during the evening hours. Optical emission intensities of 5577 A and 6300 A were inferred from the measured electron fluxes, showing the bursts to be capable of producing bright emissions. Results also suggest that the narrow burst electron fluxes have characteristics appropriate for the causing of discrete auroral arcs in the atmosphere.
Hoffman Robert A.
Lin Chang-Shou
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