Electron precipitation from EMIC waves: a case study from 31 May 2013

Clilverd, Mark A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-1529; Duthie, Roger ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-8819; Hardman, Rachael; Hendry, Aaron T.; Rodger, Craig J.; Raita, Tero; Engebretson, Mark; Lessard, Marc R.; Danskin, Donald; Milling, David K.. 2015 Electron precipitation from EMIC waves: a case study from 31 May 2013. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 120 (5). 3618-3631. 10.1002/2015JA021090

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Abstract/Summary

On 31 May 2013 several rising-tone electromagnetic ion-cyclotron (EMIC) waves with intervals of pulsations of diminishing periods (IPDP) were observed in the magnetic local time afternoon and evening sectors during the onset of a moderate/large geomagnetic storm. The waves were sequentially observed in Finland, Antarctica, and western Canada. Co-incident electron precipitation by a network of ground-based Antarctic Arctic Radiation-belt Dynamic Deposition VLF Atmospheric Research Konsortia (AARDDVARK) and riometer instruments, as well as the Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) electron telescopes, was also observed. At the same time POES detected 30-80 keV proton precipitation drifting westwards at locations that were consistent with the ground-based observations, indicating substorm injection. Through detailed modelling of the combination of ground and satellite observations the characteristics of the EMIC-induced electron precipitation were identified as: latitudinal width of 2-3° or ΔL=1 Re, longitudinal width ~50° or 3 hours MLT, lower cut off energy 280 keV, typical flux 1×104 el. cm-2 sr-1 s-1 >300 keV. The lower cutoff energy of the most clearly defined EMIC rising tone in this study confirms the identification of a class of EMIC-induced precipitation events with unexpectedly low energy cutoffs of <400 keV.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1002/2015JA021090
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > BAS Programmes 2015 > Space Weather and Atmosphere
ISSN:	21699380
Date made live:	28 Apr 2015 10:36 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/510706

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1002/2015JA021090

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > BAS Programmes 2015 > Space Weather and Atmosphere

ISSN:

21699380

Date made live:

28 Apr 2015 10:36 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/510706