Satellite observations of energetic electron precipitation during the 1979 solar eclipse and comparisons with rocket measurements

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Electron Precipitation, High Energy Electrons, Ionospheric Sounding, Rocket Sounding, Satellite Observation, Solar Eclipses, Electron Energy, Electron Flux Density, Energy Spectra

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During the solar eclipse of 26 February 1979, the P78-1 satellite passed near Red Lake, Ontario, at an altitude of about 600 km. On two consecutive orbits spanning the time of total eclipse, energetic electrons were measured with two silicon solid state detector spectrometers having excellent energy and angular resolution. Significant fluxes of precipitating electrons were observed near the path of totality. Comparisons of flux intensities and energy spectra with those measured from a Nike Orion and two Nike Tomahawk rockets launched near Red Lake before and during total eclipse give good agreement and indicate that the electron precipitation was relatively uniform for more than an hour and over a broad geographical area.

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