Journal article
Vertical evolution of auroral acceleration at substorm onset
Annales geophysicae (1988), Vol.27(2), pp.525-535
02/02/2009
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-525-2009
Abstract
This study describes the onset process of auroral substorms in connection with the vertical evolution of auroral particle acceleration, on the basis of auroral kilometric radiation (AKR) dynamics. We show that the auroral acceleration process at substorm onset basically consists of two stages: (1) appearance/intensification of a low-altitude acceleration region at 4000-5000 km accompanied by initial brightening and (2) breakout of high-altitude field-aligned acceleration above the pre-existing low-altitude acceleration region at 6000-12 000 km, which is followed by auroral breakup and poleward expansion. It is also revealed that this two-stage evolution of auroral acceleration corresponds to the two-step reinforcement of field-aligned current.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Vertical evolution of auroral acceleration at substorm onset
- Creators
- A. Morioka - Tohoku UniversityY. Miyoshi - Nagoya UniversityF. Tsuchiya - Tohoku UniversityH. Misawa - Tohoku UniversityK. Yumoto - Kyushu UniversityG. K. Parks - University of California, BerkeleyR. R. Anderson - University of IowaJ. D. Menietti - University of IowaF. Honary - Lancaster University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annales geophysicae (1988), Vol.27(2), pp.525-535
- Publisher
- Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh
- DOI
- 10.5194/angeo-27-525-2009
- ISSN
- 0992-7689
- eISSN
- 1432-0576
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- STFC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Kakioka Magnetic Observatory, Japan Meteorological Agency ST/F003005/1 / Science and Technology Facilities Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/02/2009
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984627234702771
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