Conjugate Low Energy Electron Observations Made by ATS-6 and DMSP-32 Satellites
2011; American Geophysical Union; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1029/gm021p0096
ISSN2328-8779
Autores Tópico(s)Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
ResumoConjugate Low Energy Electron Observations Made by ATS-6 and DMSP-32 Satellites Ching-I. Meng, Ching-I. Meng The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland 20810Search for more papers by this author Ching-I. Meng, Ching-I. Meng The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland 20810Search for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):W. P. Olson, W. P. OlsonSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 January 1979 https://doi.org/10.1029/GM021p0096Citations: 6Book Series:Geophysical Monograph Series AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary Coordinated simultaneous observations of low energy electrons at conjugate locations by using two satellites are presented. The geosynchronous ATS-6 measures the plasma sheet electrons near the magnetospheric equator and the polar-orbiting DMSP-32 measures the auroral electron precipitation above the ionosphere. It is found that the particle characteristics of precipitated auroral electrons of diffuse auroras in the evening sector are nearly identical to those of the trapped plasma sheet electrons in the conjugate magnetospheric equator. This property of conjugate electrons reveals that the conjugate latitude of ATS-6 in the evening sector is at about 65.7° corrected geomagnetic latitude. References S.E. DeForest, C.E. McIlwain, Plasma clouds in the magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 76, 3587– 1971. 10.1029/JA076i016p03587 Web of Science®Google Scholar G. Gustafsson, A revised corrected geomagnetic coordinate system, Ark. Geofys., 5, 595– 1970. Google Scholar B.H. Mauk, C.E. McIlwain, ATS-6: UCSD auroral particles experiment, IEEE Trans. on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, AES-11, 1125– 1975. 10.1109/TAES.1975.308164 Web of Science®Google Scholar G.D. Mead, D.H. Fairfield, A quantitative magnetospheric model derived from spacecraft magnetometer data, J. Geophys. Res., 80, 523– 1975. 10.1029/JA080i004p00523 Web of Science®Google Scholar C.-I. Meng, Simultaneous observations of low energy electron precipitation and optical auroral arcs in the evening sector by the DMSP-32 satellite, J. Geophys. Res., 81, 2772– 1976. 10.1029/JA081i016p02771 Web of Science®Google Scholar W.D. Olson, K.A. Pfitzer, A quantitative model of the magnetospheric magnetic field, J. Geophys. Res., 79, 3739– 1974. 10.1029/JA079i025p03739 Web of Science®Google Scholar Citing Literature Quantitative Modeling of Magnetospheric Processes, Volume 21 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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