SAMPEX observations of precipitation bursts in the outer radiation belt

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A7, 2000, Pages 15875-15885

  Nakamura, R ^a,b   Isowa, M ^b   Kamide, Y ^b   Baker, D N ^c   Blake, J B ^d   Looper, M ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449112694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900018     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Baker, D. N., J. B. Blake, R. W. Klebesadel, and P. R. Higbie, Highly relativistic electrons in the Earth's outer magnetosphere, 1, Lifetimes and temporal history 1979-1984, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 4265, 1986.
2. Baker, D. N., G. M. Mason, O. Figueroa, G. Colon, J. G. Watzin, and R. M. Aleman, An overview of the Solar, Anomalous, and Magnetosphcric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX) Mission, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 31, 531, 1993.
3. Baker, D. N., J. B. Blake, L. B. Callis, J. R. Cummings, D. Hovestadt, S. Kanekal, B. Klecker, R. A. Mewaldt, and R. D. Zwickl, Relativistic electron acceleration and decay time scales in the inner and outer radiation belts: SAMPEX, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 409, 1994.
4. Baker, D. N., et al., A strong CME-related magnetic cloud interaction with the Earth's magnetosphere: ISTP observations of rapid relativistic electron acceleration on May 15, 1997, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 2975, 1998.
5. Blake, J. B., M. D. Looper, D. N. Baker, R. Nakamura, B. Klecker, and D. Hoverstadt, New high temporal and spatial resolution measurements by SAMPEX of the precipitation of relativistic electrons, Adv. Space Res., 18(8), 171, 1996.
6. Brown, J. W., and E. C. Stone, High-energy electron spikes at high latitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 77, 3384, 1972.
7. Chappell, C. R., Recent satellite measurements of the morphology and dynamics of the plasmasphere, Rev. Geophys., 10, 951, 1972.
8. Chappell, C. R., Detached plasma regions in the magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 79, 1861, 1974.
9. Freeman, J. W., T. P. O'Brien, A. A. Chan, and R. A. Wolf, Energetic electrons at geostationary orbit during the November 3-4, 1993 storm: Spatial/temporal morphology, characterization by a power law spectrum, and representation by an artificial neural network, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 26,251, 1998.
10. Hudson, M. K., S. R. Elkington, J. G. Lyon, C. C. Goodrich, and T. J. Rosenberg, Simulation of radiation belt dynamics driven by solar wind variations, in Sun-Earth Plasma Connections, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., vol. 109, edited by Jim Burch et al., p. 171, AGU, Washington, D. C., 1999.
11. Imhof, W. L., H. D. Voss, J. B. Reagan, D. W. Datlowe, E. E. Gaines, J. Mobilia, and D. S. Evans, Relativistic electron and energetic ion recipitation spikes near the plasmapause, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 3077, 1986.
12. Imhof, W. L., H. D. Voss, J. Mobilia, D. W. Datlowe, and E. E. Gaines, The precipitation of relativistic electrons near the trapping boundary, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 5619, 1991.
13. Imhof, W. L., H. D. Voss, J. Mobilia, D. W. Datlowe, E. E. Gaines, J. P. McGlennon, and U. S. Inan, Relativistic electron microbursts, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 13829, 1992.
14. Jacobson, A. R., and W. C. Erickson, Observations of electron density irregularities in the plasmasphere using VLA radio-interferometer, Ann. Geophys., 11, 869, 1993.
15. Kennel, C. F., and H. E. Petscheck, Limit on stably trapped particle fluxes, J. Geophys. Res., 71, 1, 1966.
16. Klecker, B., et al., HILT: A heavy ion large area proportional counter telescope for solar and anomalous cosmic rays, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 31, 542, 1993.
17. Kozyra, J. U., V. K. Jordanova, R. B. Horne, and R. M. Thorne, Modeling of the contribution of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves to stormtime ring current erosion, in Magnetic Storms, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., vol. 98, edited by B. Tsurutani et al., p. 187, AGU, Washington, D. C., 1997.
18. LeDocq, M. J., D. A. Gurnett, and R. R. Anderson, Electron number density fluctuations near the plasmapause observed by the CRRES spacecraft, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 23,661, 1994.
19. Li, X., D. N. Baker, M. Temerin, T. E. Cayton, G. D. Reevesw, R. A. Christensen, J. B. Blake, R. Nakamura, S. G. Kanekal, Multisatellite observations of the outer zone electron variation during the November 3-4, 1993, magnetic storm, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 14,123, 1997.
20. Nakamura, R., D. N. Baker, J. B. Blake, S. Kanekal, B. Klecker, and D. Hovestadt, Relativistic electron precipitation enhancements near the outer edge of the radiation belt, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 1129, 1995.
21. Nakamura, R., K. Kamei, Y. Kamide, D. N. Baker, J. B. Blake, and M. Looper, SAMPEX observations of storm-associated electron flux variations in the outer radiation belt, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 26,261, 1998.
22. Rostoker, G., S. Skone, and D. N. Baker, On the origin of relativistic electrons in the magnetosphere associated with some geomagnetic storms, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 3701, 1998.
23. Sergeev, V. A., E. M. Sazhina, N. A. Tsyganenko, J. Lundblad, and F. Soraas, Pitch-angle scattering of energetic protons in the magnetotail current sheet as a dominant source of isotropic precipitation into the nightside ionosphere, Planet. Space Sci., 31, 1147, 1983.
24. Smith, A. J., M. P. Freeman, and G. D. Reeves, Postmidnight VLF chorus events a substorm signature observed at the ground near L=4, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 24,641, 1996.
25. Smith, E. J., A. M. A. Frandsen, B. T. Tsurutani, R. M. Thorne, and K. W. Chan, Plasmaspheric hiss intensity variations during magnetic storms, J. Geophys. Res., 79, 2507, 1974.
26. Summers, D., T. M. Thorne, and F. Xiao, Relativistic theory of wave- particle resonant diffusion with application to electron acceleration in the magnetosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 20,487, 1998.
27. Thorne, R. M., and C. F. Kennel, Relativistic electron precipitation during magnetic storm main phase, J. Geophys. Res., 76, 4446, 1971.