The evolution of ring current ion energy density and energy content during geomagnetic storms based on Van Allen Probes measurements

Zhao, H.; Li, X.; Baker, D. N.; Fennell, J. F.; Blake, J. B.; Larsen, Brian Arthur; Skoug, Ruth M.; Funsten, Herbert O.; Friedel, Reinhard Hans Walter; Reeves, Geoffrey D.; Spence, H. E.; Mitchell, D. G.; Lanzerotti, L. J.; Rodriguez, J. V.

doi:10.1002/2015JA021533

Title: The evolution of ring current ion energy density and energy content during geomagnetic storms based on Van Allen Probes measurements

Journal Article · Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JA021533· OSTI ID:1402598

Zhao, H. ^[1]; Li, X. ^[1]; Baker, D. N. ^[2]; Fennell, J. F. ^[3]; Blake, J. B. ^[3];

^[4]; Skoug, Ruth M. ^[4]; Funsten, Herbert O. ^[4];

^[4];

^[4]; Spence, H. E. ^[5]; Mitchell, D. G. ^[6]; Lanzerotti, L. J. ^[7];

^[8]

Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States). Lab. for Atmospheric and Space Physics; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States). Dept. of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States). Lab. for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (United States). Space Sciences Dept.
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (United States). Inst. for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (United States). Applied Physics Lab., Space Dept.
New Jersey Inst. of Technology, Newark, NJ (United States). Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States). Cooperative Inst. for Research in Environmental Sciences; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Boulder, CO (United States). National Centers for Environmental Information

Enabled by the comprehensive measurements from the Magnetic Electron Ion Spectrometer (MagEIS), Helium Oxygen Proton Electron mass spectrometer (HOPE), and Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment (RBSPICE) instruments onboard Van Allen Probes in the heart of the radiation belt, the relative contributions of ions with different energies and species to the ring current energy density and their dependence on the phases of geomagnetic storms are quantified. The results show that lower energy (<50 keV) protons enhance much more often and also decay much faster than higher-energy protons. During the storm main phase, ions with energies <50 keV contribute more significantly to the ring current than those with higher energies; while the higher-energy protons dominate during the recovery phase and quiet times. The enhancements of higher-energy proton fluxes as well as energy content generally occur later than those of lower energy protons, which could be due to the inward radial diffusion. For the 29 March 2013 storm we investigated in detail that the contribution from O⁺ is ~25% of the ring current energy content during the main phase and the majority of that comes from <50 keV O⁺. This indicates that even during moderate geomagnetic storms the ionosphere is still an important contributor to the ring current ions. Using the Dessler-Parker-Sckopke relation, the contributions of ring current particles to the magnetic field depression during this geomagnetic storm are also calculated. In conclusion, the results show that the measured ring current ions contribute about half of the Dst depression.

View Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Cite

Export

Save

Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1402598

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-28234; TRN: US1703000

Journal Information:: Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics, Vol. 120, Issue 9; ISSN 2169-9380

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Citation Metrics:

Cited by: 63 works

Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (48)

Storm-associated variations of equatorially mirroring ring current protons, 1-800 keV, at constant first adiabatic invariant Lyons, L. R.; Williams, D. J. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 81, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1029/JA081i001p00216	journal	January 1976
Contribution of the partial ring current to the SYMH index during magnetic storms: PARTIAL RING CURRENT CONTRIBUTION TO DST Li, H.; Wang, C.; Kan, J. R. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 116, Issue A11 https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JA016886	journal	November 2011
Modeling the dynamics of the inner magnetosphere during strong geomagnetic storms Tsyganenko, N. A. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 110, Issue A3 https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JA010798	journal	January 2005
An empirical relationship between interplanetary conditions and Dst Burton, R. K.; McPherron, R. L.; Russell, C. T. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 80, Issue 31 https://doi.org/10.1029/JA080i031p04204	journal	November 1975
Evaluation of the tail current contribution to Dst Turner, N. E.; Baker, D. N.; Pulkkinen, T. I. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 105, Issue A3 https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JA000248	journal	March 2000
Modeling ring current proton precipitation by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves during the May 14-16, 1997, storm Jordanova, V. K.; Farrugia, C. J.; Thorne, R. M. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 106, Issue A1 https://doi.org/10.1029/2000JA002008	journal	January 2001
Computational analysis of the near-Earth magnetospheric current system during two-phase decay storms Liemohn, M. W.; Kozyra, J. U.; Clauer, C. R. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 106, Issue A12 https://doi.org/10.1029/2001JA000045	journal	December 2001
Magnetic storm of September 4, 1984: A synthesis of ring current spectra and energy densities measured with AMPTE/CCE Krimigis, S. M.; Gloeckler, G.; McEntire, R. W. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 12, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1029/GL012i005p00329	journal	May 1985
A magnetospheric magnetic field model with a warped tail current sheet Tsyganenko, N. A. Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 37, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1016/0032-0633(89)90066-4	journal	January 1989
Oxygen charge state abundance in the inner magnetosphere Fennell, J. F.; Roeder, J. L.; Grande, M. Workshop on the Earth’s trapped particle environment, AIP Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.1063/1.51527	conference	January 1996
Initial measurements of O-ion and He-ion decay rates observed from the Van Allen probes RBSPICE instrument Gerrard, Andrew; Lanzerotti, Louis; Gkioulidou, Matina Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 119, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JA020374	journal	November 2014
Simulations of phase space distributions of storm time proton ring current Chen, Margaret W.; Lyons, Larry R.; Schulz, Michael Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, Issue A4 https://doi.org/10.1029/93JA02771	journal	January 1994
Large-scale, near-field magnetic fields from external sources and the corresponding induced internal field Langel, R. A.; Estes, R. H. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 90, Issue B3 https://doi.org/10.1029/JB090iB03p02487	journal	January 1985
Energy content in the storm time ring current Turner, N. E.; Baker, D. N.; Pulkkinen, T. I. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 106, Issue A9 https://doi.org/10.1029/2000JA003025	journal	September 2001
Loss of ring current O ⁺ ions due to interaction with Pc 5 waves Li, Xinlin; Hudson, Mary; Chan, Anthony Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 98, Issue A1 https://doi.org/10.1029/92JA01540	journal	January 1993
Quantitative parametrization of energetic ionospheric ion outflow Yau, A. W.; Peterson, W. K.; Shelley, E. G. Modeling Magnetospheric Plasma https://doi.org/10.1029/GM044p0211	book	January 1988
Initial observations of low-energy electrons in the Earth's magnetosphere with OGO 3 Frank, L. A. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 72, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1029/JZ072i001p00185	journal	January 1967
Bulk plasma properties at geosynchronous orbit Denton, M. H. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 110, Issue A7 https://doi.org/10.1029/2004JA010861	journal	January 2005
Trajectory Traces of Charged Particles in the Magnetosphere Ejiri, Masaki Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 83, Issue A10 https://doi.org/10.1029/JA083iA10p04798	journal	January 1978
Ion transport and loss in the Earth's quiet ring current: 1. Data and standard model Sheldon, R. B.; Hamilton, D. C. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 98, Issue A8 https://doi.org/10.1029/92JA02869	journal	August 1993
Inference of the ring current ion composition by means of charge exchange decay Smith, Paul H.; Bewtra, N. K.; Hoffman, R. A. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 86, Issue A5 https://doi.org/10.1029/JA086iA05p03470	journal	January 1981
Global energetic neutral atom (ENA) measurements and their association with the Dst index Jorgensen, A. M.; Spence, H. E.; Henderson, M. G. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 24, Issue 24 https://doi.org/10.1029/97GL03095	journal	December 1997
Science Objectives and Rationale for the Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission Mauk, B. H.; Fox, N. J.; Kanekal, S. G. Space Science Reviews, Vol. 179, Issue 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-012-9908-y	journal	September 2012
Inner magnetospheric plasma pressure distribution and its local time asymmetry: INNER MAGNETOSPHERIC PLASMA PRESSURE Lui, A. T. Y. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 30, Issue 16 https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GL017596	journal	August 2003
The Dst index underestimates the solar cycle variation of geomagnetic activity : THE Temerin, Michael; Li, Xinlin Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 120, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JA021467	journal	July 2015
Protons as the prime contributors to storm time ring current Berko, F. W.; Cahill, L. J.; Fritz, T. A. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 80, Issue 25 https://doi.org/10.1029/JA080i025p03549	journal	September 1975
The terrestrial ring current: Origin, formation, and decay Daglis, Ioannis A.; Thorne, Richard M.; Baumjohann, Wolfgang Reviews of Geophysics, Vol. 37, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1029/1999RG900009	journal	November 1999
Quiet time observations of He ions in the inner magnetosphere as observed from the RBSPICE instrument aboard the Van Allen Probes mission Gerrard, Andrew; Lanzerotti, Louis; Gkioulidou, Matina Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 41, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1002/2013GL059175	journal	February 2014
A source for the geomagnetic storm main phase ring current Lyons, L. R.; Williams, D. J. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 85, Issue A2 https://doi.org/10.1029/JA085iA02p00523	journal	January 1980
Spatial structure and temporal evolution of energetic particle injections in the inner magnetosphere during the 14 July 2013 substorm event Gkioulidou, Matina; Ohtani, S.; Mitchell, D. G. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 120, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JA020872	journal	March 2015
The Electric Field and Waves Instruments on the Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission Wygant, J. R.; Bonnell, J. W.; Goetz, K. Space Science Reviews, Vol. 179, Issue 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-013-0013-7	journal	October 2013
Direct observations in the dusk hours of the characteristics of the storm time ring current particles during the beginning of magnetic storms Smith, Paul H.; Hoffman, R. A. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 79, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1029/JA079i007p00966	journal	March 1974
Yet another caveat to using the Dessler-Parker-Sckopke relation Liemohn, M. W. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 108, Issue A6 https://doi.org/10.1029/2003JA009839	journal	January 2003
Charge exchange lifetimes for ring current ions Smith, PaulH.; Bewtra, N. K. Space Science Reviews, Vol. 22, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00239804	journal	August 1978
Multisatellite observations of the outer zone electron variation during the November 3–4, 1993, magnetic storm Li, Xinlin; Baker, D. N.; Temerin, M. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 102, Issue A7 https://doi.org/10.1029/97JA01101	journal	January 1997
A general relation between the energy of trapped particles and the disturbance field near the Earth Sckopke, Norbert Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 71, Issue 13 https://doi.org/10.1029/JZ071i013p03125	journal	July 1966
Helium, Oxygen, Proton, and Electron (HOPE) Mass Spectrometer for the Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission Funsten, H. O.; Skoug, R. M.; Guthrie, A. A. Space Science Reviews, Vol. 179, Issue 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-013-9968-7	journal	March 2013
Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment (RBSPICE) Mitchell, D. G.; Lanzerotti, L. J.; Kim, C. K. Space Science Reviews, Vol. 179, Issue 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-013-9965-x	journal	April 2013
Ring current composition and sources: An update Williams, D. J. Planetary and Space Science, Vol. 29, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1016/0032-0633(81)90124-0	journal	November 1981
Relativistic model of ring current and radiation belt ions and electrons: Initial results: RADIATION BELT IONS AND ELECTRONS Jordanova, V. K.; Miyoshi, Y. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 32, Issue 14 https://doi.org/10.1029/2005GL023020	journal	July 2005
On the extraterrestrial ring current during geomagnetic storms Frank, L. A. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 72, Issue 15 https://doi.org/10.1029/JZ072i015p03753	journal	August 1967
Relative contributions of H ⁺ and O ⁺ to the ring current energy near magnetic storm maximum Greenspan, M. E. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 107, Issue A4 https://doi.org/10.1029/2001JA000155	journal	January 2002
Particle Diffusion in the Radiation Belts Schulz, Michael; Lanzerotti, Louis J. Physics and Chemistry in Space (book series) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65675-0	book	January 1974
Ring current development during the great geomagnetic storm of February 1986 Hamilton, D. C.; Gloeckler, G.; Ipavich, F. M. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 93, Issue A12 https://doi.org/10.1029/JA093iA12p14343	journal	January 1988
Dynamics of Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation Roederer, J. G. Physics and Chemistry in Space https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49300-3	book	January 1970
Evolution of CIR storm on 22 July 2009: CIR STORM ON 22 JULY 2009 Perez, J. D.; Grimes, E. W.; Goldstein, J. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 117, Issue A9 https://doi.org/10.1029/2012JA017572	journal	September 2012
Comprehensive particle and field observations of magnetic storms at different local times from the CRRES spacecraft Korth, A.; Friedel, R. H. W.; Mouikis, C. G. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 105, Issue A8 https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JA000430	journal	August 2000
Science Goals and Overview of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma (ECT) Suite on NASA’s Van Allen Probes Mission Spence, H. E.; Reeves, G. D.; Baker, D. N. Space Science Reviews, Vol. 179, Issue 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-013-0007-5	journal	October 2013

Cited By (10)

Space Weather Effects Produced by the Ring Current Particles Ganushkina, Natalia; Jaynes, Allison; Liemohn, Michael Space Science Reviews, Vol. 212, Issue 3-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-017-0412-2	journal	October 2017
Modulation of Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves by Pc5 ULF Waves and Energetic Ring Current Ions Kakad, Amar; Kakad, Bharati; Omura, Yoshiharu Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 124, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1029/2017ja024930	journal	March 2019
Ion Energies Dominating Energy Density in the Inner Magnetosphere: Spatial Distributions and Composition, Observed by Arase/MEP‐i Keika, K.; Kasahara, S.; Yokota, S. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 45, Issue 22 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018gl080047	journal	November 2018
Variations of Field Line Eigenfrequencies With Ring Current Intensity Sandhu, J. K.; Yeoman, T. K.; Rae, I. J. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 123, Issue 11 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018ja025751	journal	November 2018
Multisatellite Analysis of Plasma Pressure in the Inner Magnetosphere During the 1 June 2013 Geomagnetic Storm Stepanova, M.; Antonova, E. E.; Moya, P. S. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 124, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018ja025965	journal	February 2019
Statistical Study of Selective Oxygen Increase in High‐Energy Ring Current Ions During Magnetic Storms Mitani, K.; Seki, K.; Keika, K. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 124, Issue 5 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018ja026168	journal	May 2019
Multi‐instrument Observations of Mesoscale Enhancement of Subauroral Polarization Stream Associated With an Injection Wang, Zihan; Zou, Shasha; Shepherd, Simon G. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 124, Issue 3 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019ja026535	journal	March 2019
The Magnetosphere‐Ionosphere Electron Precipitation Dynamics and Their Geospace Consequences During the 17 March 2013 Storm Khazanov, George V.; Chen, Margaret W.; Lemon, Colby L. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 124, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019ja026589	journal	August 2019
Meridional Distribution of Middle‐Energy Protons and Pressure‐Driven Currents in the Nightside Inner Magnetosphere: Arase Observations Imajo, S.; Nosé, M.; Kasahara, S. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 124, Issue 7 https://doi.org/10.1029/2019ja026682	journal	July 2019
Characteristics of storm time ion composition in the near-Earth plasma sheet using Geotail and RBSP measurements Pandya, Megha; Veenadhari, Bhaskara; Nosé, Masahito Earth, Planets and Space, Vol. 70, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-018-0977-3	journal	December 2018

Similar Records

Ring current electron dynamics during geomagnetic storms based on the Van Allen Probes measurements: Ring Current Electrons

Journal Article · Sat Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics · OSTI ID:1402598

Zhao, H.; Li, X.; Baker, D. N.; +11 more

Crres observations of the composition of the ring-current ion populations

Technical Report · Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 1995 · OSTI ID:1402598

Roeder, J L; Fennell, J F; Chen, M W; +2 more

CRRES observations of stormtime ring current ion composition

Journal Article · Thu Jul 25 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · AIP Conference Proceedings · OSTI ID:1402598

Roeder, J L; Fennell, J F; Chen, M W; +4 more

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
58 GEOSCIENCES
Heliospheric and Magnetospheric Physics
ring current ions
ring current energy content
geomagnetic storms
the DPS relation
the Dst index
Van Allen Probes

Title: The evolution of ring current ion energy density and energy content during geomagnetic storms based on Van Allen Probes measurements

Citation Formats

References (48)

Cited By (10)

Similar Records

Related Subjects