Magnetospherically reflected whistlers as a source of plasmaspheric hiss

Journal Article · Fri Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/91GL03167· OSTI ID:5448046

Draganov, A B; S, Inan U; Sonwalker, V S; Bell, T F ^[1]

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1. Stanford Univ., CA (United States)

Ray-tracing simulations and estimates of whistler wave damping show that magnetospherically reflected whistlers can persist for {approximately}10{sup 2} s in a low frequency band (f {approximately} 1 kHz). The combined contribution from whistler rays produced by a single lightning flash but entering the magnetosphere at different points form a continuous hiss-like signal, as observed at a fixed point. Estimates indicate that the total whistler wave energy input into the magnetosphere from lightning discharges may maintain experimentally observed levels of magnetospheric hiss.

• OSTI ID: 5448046
• Journal Information: Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union); (United States), Vol. 19:3; ISSN 0094-8276
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
EARTH MAGNETOSPHERE
WHISTLERS
PLASMASPHERE
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
INTERACTIONS
LIGHTNING
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ORIGIN
REFLECTION
SIMULATION
STORMS
WAVE PROPAGATION
DISASTERS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
NOISE
RADIATIONS
RADIO NOISE
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
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