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High-resolution in situ observations of electron precipitation-causing EMIC waves

Journal Article · · Geophysical Research Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL066581· OSTI ID:1234904
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  1. Univ. of Otago, Dunedin (New Zealand)
  2. British Antarctic Survey (NERC), Cambridge (United Kingdom)
  3. Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (United States)
  4. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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Electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves are thought to be important drivers of energetic electron losses from the outer radiation belt through precipitation into the atmosphere. While the theoretical possibility of pitch angle scattering-driven losses from these waves has been recognized for more than four decades, there have been limited experimental precipitation observations to support this concept. We have combined satellite-based observations of the characteristics of EMIC waves, with satellite and ground-based observations of the EMIC-induced electron precipitation. In a detailed case study, supplemented by an additional four examples, we are able to constrain for the first time the location, size, and energy range of EMIC-induced electron precipitation inferred from coincident precipitation data and relate them to the EMIC wave frequency, wave power, and ion band of the wave as measured in situ by the Van Allen Probes. As a result, these observations will better constrain modeling into the importance of EMIC wave-particle interactions.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1234904
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--15-27357
Journal Information:
Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 42; ISSN 0094-8276
Publisher:
American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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