Lightning-induced electron precipitation from the magnetosphere

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · J. Geophys. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/JA090iA02p01531· OSTI ID:6025368

Chang, H C; Inan, U S

Precipitation of radiation belt particles induced by whistlers that are generated by atmospheric lightning discharges and propagate over L shells of 2--4.5 is considered. Using a test particle model of the whistler-particle interaction, the energy spectra and temporal profile of whistler-induced fluxes as a function of L shell are quantitative determined for a representative plasmaspheric cold plasma distribution. Results indicate that for higher energy electron precipitation (E>40 keV) thre exists an inner magnetospheric region (2

• Research Organization: Space, Telecommunications and Radioscience Laboratory, Stanford University, California
• OSTI ID: 6025368
• Journal Information: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States) Vol. 90:A2; ISSN JGREA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640203* -- Atmospheric Physics-- Magnetospheric Phenomena-- (-1987)
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
CHARGED-PARTICLE PRECIPITATION
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON PRECIPITATION
ENERGY SPECTRA
FUNCTIONS
LIGHTNING
MAGNETOSPHERE
NOISE
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
RADIATION BELTS
RADIATIONS
RADIO NOISE
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
SPECTRA
WHISTLERS