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Persson, M.A.L., Opgenoorth, H.J., Pulkkinen, T.I., Eriksson, A.I., Dovner, P.O., Reeves, G.D., Belian, R.D., André, M., Blomberg, L.G., Erlandson, R.E., Boehm, M.H., Aikio, A.T. and Häggström, I. (1994). Near-Earth substorm onset: A coordinated study. Geophysical Research Letters 21: doi: 10.1029/94GL01426. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We present simultaneous satellite and ground-based measurements of a substorm. Throughout the initial substorm expansion, southward drifting arcs are observed poleward of the expanding substorm aurora, indicating two independent systems of particle precipitation. Freja passes the brightening onset arc in the topside ionosphere near the moment of the substorm onset, observing an Alfv¿n wave, field aligned current and oxygen ion outflow. The substorm onset occurs at low magnetospheric L-shells, near the poleward edge of the region of trapped particles. The location and time for the storm injection are confirmed by geostationary spacecraft together with magnetometers, all-sky cameras and radar on the ground. We believe that the substorm onset may be triggered by modification of the oxygen content of the inner magnetosphere during the growth-phase caused by ionospheric ion outflow. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1994 |
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Keywords
Ionosphere, Ionosphere-magnetosphere interactions, Magnetospheric Physics, Auroral phenomena, Magnetospheric Physics, Plasma convection, Magnetospheric Physics, Storms and substorms |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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