Local and statistical maps of lightning-generated wave power density estimated at the Van Allen Probes footprints from the World-Wide Lightning Location Network database
Abstract
We introduce a new method that uses the World-Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) to estimate both the local and the drift lightning power density at the Van Allen Probes footprints during 4.3 years (~2x108 strokes.). The ratio of the drift power density to the local power density defines a time-resolved WWLLN-based model of lightning-generated wave (LGW) power density ratio, $$\mathcal{R_{WWLLN}}$$. $$\mathcal{R_{WWLLN}}$$ is computed every ~34s. This ratio multiplied by the time-resolved LGW intensity measured by the Probes allows direct computation of pitch angle diffusion coefficients used in radiation belts codes. According to Statistical analysis, the median power density ratio is $$\mathcal{\hat{R}_{WWLLN}}$$ = 0.3 - 4 over the Americas. Elsewhere, $$\mathcal{\hat{R}_{WWLLN}}$$ > 1 in general. Over oceans, $$\mathcal{\hat{R}_{WWLLN}}$$ is larger than ~10 and varies with season (x2.5 from winter to summer). The yearly median $$\mathcal{\hat{R}_{WWLLN}}$$ decays as $$\mathcal{\hat{R}_{WWLLN}}$$~9.9/L0.91. The strong geographical and temporal variation should be kept in assessing effects in space. $$\mathcal{R_{WWLLN}}$$> 1 suggests significant LGW effects in the inner belt.
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[1];
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- Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Arpajon (France)
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1504656
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-19-21524
Journal ID: ISSN 0094-8276
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Geophysical Research Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 46; Journal Issue: none; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-8276
- Publisher:
- American Geophysical Union
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 58 GEOSCIENCES; Heliospheric and Magnetospheric Physics; Lightning power; WWLLN database; lightning-generated waves; drift wave power; density; occurrence rate; radiation belts
Citation Formats
Ripoll, Jean Francois, Farges, Thomas, Lay, Erin H., and Cunningham, Gregory Scott. Local and statistical maps of lightning-generated wave power density estimated at the Van Allen Probes footprints from the World-Wide Lightning Location Network database. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1029/2018GL081146.
Ripoll, Jean Francois, Farges, Thomas, Lay, Erin H., & Cunningham, Gregory Scott. Local and statistical maps of lightning-generated wave power density estimated at the Van Allen Probes footprints from the World-Wide Lightning Location Network database. United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081146
Ripoll, Jean Francois, Farges, Thomas, Lay, Erin H., and Cunningham, Gregory Scott. Tue .
"Local and statistical maps of lightning-generated wave power density estimated at the Van Allen Probes footprints from the World-Wide Lightning Location Network database". United States. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL081146. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1504656.
@article{osti_1504656,
title = {Local and statistical maps of lightning-generated wave power density estimated at the Van Allen Probes footprints from the World-Wide Lightning Location Network database},
author = {Ripoll, Jean Francois and Farges, Thomas and Lay, Erin H. and Cunningham, Gregory Scott},
abstractNote = {We introduce a new method that uses the World-Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) to estimate both the local and the drift lightning power density at the Van Allen Probes footprints during 4.3 years (~2x108 strokes.). The ratio of the drift power density to the local power density defines a time-resolved WWLLN-based model of lightning-generated wave (LGW) power density ratio, $\mathcal{R_{WWLLN}}$. $\mathcal{R_{WWLLN}}$ is computed every ~34s. This ratio multiplied by the time-resolved LGW intensity measured by the Probes allows direct computation of pitch angle diffusion coefficients used in radiation belts codes. According to Statistical analysis, the median power density ratio is $\mathcal{\hat{R}_{WWLLN}}$ = 0.3 - 4 over the Americas. Elsewhere, $\mathcal{\hat{R}_{WWLLN}}$ > 1 in general. Over oceans, $\mathcal{\hat{R}_{WWLLN}}$ is larger than ~10 and varies with season (x2.5 from winter to summer). The yearly median $\mathcal{\hat{R}_{WWLLN}}$ decays as $\mathcal{\hat{R}_{WWLLN}}$~9.9/L0.91. The strong geographical and temporal variation should be kept in assessing effects in space. $\mathcal{R_{WWLLN}}$> 1 suggests significant LGW effects in the inner belt.},
doi = {10.1029/2018GL081146},
journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
number = none,
volume = 46,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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