Van Allen probes, NOAA, GOES, and ground observations of an intense EMIC wave event extending over 12 h in magnetic local time

M. J Engebretson; C. A Kletzing; D. N Baker; J. L Posch; J. R Wygant; M. R Lessard; C.‐L Huang; H. E Spence; C. W Smith; H. J Singer; Y Omura; R. B Horne; G. D Reeves; M Gkioulidou; K Oksavik; I. R Mann; T Raita; K Shiokawa

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Van Allen probes, NOAA, GOES, and ground observations of an intense EMIC wave event extending over 12 h in magnetic local time

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Van Allen probes, NOAA, GOES, and ground observations of an intense EMIC wave event extending over 12 h in magnetic local time

M. J Engebretson, C. A Kletzing, D. N Baker, J. L Posch, J. R Wygant, M. R Lessard, C.‐L Huang, H. E Spence, C. W Smith, H. J Singer, …

Journal of geophysical research. Space physics, Vol.120(7), pp.5465-5488

07/2015

DOI: 10.1002/2015JA021227

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Although most studies of the effects of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves on Earth's outer radiation belt have focused on events in the afternoon sector in the outer plasmasphere or plume region, strong magnetospheric compressions provide an additional stimulus for EMIC wave generation across a large range of local times and L shells. We present here observations of the effects of a wave event on 23 February 2014 that extended over 8 h in UT and over 12 h in local time, stimulated by a gradual 4 h rise and subsequent sharp increases in solar wind pressure. Large‐amplitude linearly polarized hydrogen band EMIC waves (up to 25 nT p‐p) appeared for over 4 h at both Van Allen Probes, from late morning through local noon, when these spacecraft were outside the plasmapause, with densities ~5–20 cm−3. Waves were also observed by ground‐based induction magnetometers in Antarctica (near dawn), Finland (near local noon), Russia (in the afternoon), and in Canada (from dusk to midnight). Ten passes of NOAA‐POES and METOP satellites near the northern foot point of the Van Allen Probes observed 30–80 keV subauroral proton precipitation, often over extended L shell ranges; other passes identified a narrow L shell region of precipitation over Canada. Observations of relativistic electrons by the Van Allen Probes showed that the fluxes of more field‐aligned and more energetic radiation belt electrons were reduced in response to both the emission over Canada and the more spatially extended emission associated with the compression, confirming the effectiveness of EMIC‐induced loss processes for this event. Key Points Compression‐induced EMIC waves were observed across 12 h of local time EMIC‐triggered emissions appeared during the strongest compression Intense EMIC waves outside the plasmasphere depleted the radiation belts

EMIC waves

magnetospheric compressions

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Title: Subtitle: Van Allen probes, NOAA, GOES, and ground observations of an intense EMIC wave event extending over 12 h in magnetic local time
Creators: M. J Engebretson - Augsburg University
C. A Kletzing - University of Iowa
D. N Baker - University of Colorado Boulder
J. L Posch - Augsburg University
J. R Wygant - University of Minnesota
M. R Lessard - University of New Hampshire
C.‐L Huang - University of New Hampshire
H. E Spence - University of New Hampshire
C. W Smith - University of New Hampshire
H. J Singer - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Y Omura - Kyoto University
R. B Horne - British Antarctic Survey
G. D Reeves - Los Alamos National Laboratory
M Gkioulidou - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
K Oksavik - University of Bergen
I. R Mann - University of Alberta
T Raita - University of Oulu
K Shiokawa - Nagoya University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of geophysical research. Space physics, Vol.120(7), pp.5465-5488
DOI: 10.1002/2015JA021227
ISSN: 2169-9380
eISSN: 2169-9402
Number of pages: 24
Grant note: NSF (ANT‐1142045; PLR‐1341493) NASA (NAS5‐01072) Augsburg College and NSF (ANT‐1141987; PLR‐1341677) Research Council of Norway (223252; 212014)
Language: English
Date published: 07/2015
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984199749802771

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