A multi-instrument approach to determining the source‐region extent of EEP-driving EMIC Waves

Hendry, A.T.; Santolik, O.; Miyoshi, Y.; Matsuoka, A.; Rodger, C.J.; Clilverd, M.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-1529; Kletzing, C.A.; Shoji, M.; Shinohara, I.. 2020 A multi-instrument approach to determining the source‐region extent of EEP-driving EMIC Waves. Geophysical Research Letters, 47 (7), e2019GL086599. 10.1029/2019GL086599

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Abstract/Summary

Recent years have seen debate regarding the ability of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves to drive EEP (energetic electron precipitation) into the Earth's atmosphere. Questions still remain regarding the energies and rates at which these waves are able to interact with electrons. Many studies have attempted to characterize these interactions using simulations; however, these are limited by a lack of precise information regarding the spatial scale size of EMIC activity regions. In this study we examine a fortuitous simultaneous observation of EMIC wave activity by the RBSP‐B and Arase satellites in conjunction with ground‐based observations of EEP by a subionospheric VLF network. We describe a simple method for determining the longitudinal extent of the EMIC source region based on these observations, calculating a width of 0.75 hr MLT and a drift rate of 0.67 MLT/hr. We describe how this may be applied to other similar EMIC wave events.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1029/2019GL086599
ISSN:	0094-8276
Additional Keywords:	EMIC waves, electron precipitation, subionospheric VLF, Van Allen probes, AARDDVARK
Date made live:	02 Apr 2020 09:48 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527376

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