1. A Characteristic Signature of Magnetospheric Wave-Particle Interactions Found in the Turbulent E-region
- Author
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Ivarsen, Magnus F, Miyashita, Yukinaga, St-Maurice, Jean-Pierre, Hussey, Glenn C, Pitzel, Brian, Galeschuk, Draven, Marei, Saif, Horne, Richard B, Kasahara, Yoshiya, Matsuda, Shoya, Kasahara, Satoshi, Keika, Kunihiro, Miyoshi, Yoshizumi, Yamamoto, Kazuhiro, Shinbori, Atsuki, Huyghebaert, Devin R, Matsuoka, Ayako, Yokota, Shoichiro, and Tsuchiya, Fuminori
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Physics - Space Physics ,Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,Physics - Geophysics ,Physics - Plasma Physics - Abstract
Electromagnetic waves in the magnetosphere scatter electrons, causing them to precipitate deep into Earth's atmosphere, where they impart their temporal characteristics to diffuse aurorae. Using radar-observations of the ionospheric E-region and satellite observations from the magnetosphere, we demonstrate a close and unprecedented association between enhanced electrostatic cyclotron harmonic wave activity in the magnetosphere and the appearance of meter-scale ionospheric plasma turbulence observed a few seconds later in the lower ionosphere on nearby magnetic field lines., Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures
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- 2025