Publication Date:
2019-06-27
Description:
At the time of a sudden commencement or even of a sudden impulse, very-low-frequency waves can be excited. In turn, the wave turbulence drives the pitch-angle diffusion of energetic electrons trapped in the magnetosphere, causing them to be precipitated into the lower ionosphere. The distribution of this precipitation as a function of geomagnetic latitude and local time is shown to be directly related to the characteristics of the magnetic disturbances.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Journal of Geophysical Research; 77; Jan. 1
Format:
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