Substorms are short-lived but significant reconfigurations of the geomagnetic field during which energetic particles are injected into the inner magnetosphere close to magnetic midnight. There is currently a need to quantify substorm-driven energetic electron precipitation (EEP) to better understand its role in radiation belt dynamics and to quantify its impact on the atmosphere. As substorm injections trigger chorus waves, which have strong MLT, AE, and L-shell dependence, we investigate the dependence of EEP in terms of these variables. We utilize many decades of low Earth orbit satellite observations to examine the typical statistical variability around substorm events identified by the Substorm Onsets and Phases from Indices of the Electrojet (SOPHIE) algorithm. In contrast to trapped flux enhancements, enhanced EEP is found to occur even for the quietest AE range of those considered (AE ≤ 100 nT, 100 nT < AE ≤ 300 nT, AE ≥ 300 nT). The MLT-dependent analysis for all AE-ranges shows a well-defined variation in >30 keV EEP magnitude, with a distinct and deep minimum in the late afternoon sector (15–18 MLT), and maxima in the mid to late morning sector (6–12 MLT). The patterns show similarities to previously published whistler-mode lower band chorus distributions with MLT. Clusters of substorms reliably produce enhancements in electron precipitation for >30 keV and >300 keV, with steadily increasing peak precipitation magnitudes with increasing AE. The peak precipitation flux L-shell also moves inwards with increasing AE, in a similar way for the two energy ranges. 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1029/2022JA030750

Examination of Radiation Belt Dynamics During Substorm Clusters: Magnetic Local Time Variation and Intensity of Precipitating Fluxes

Substorms are short‐lived but significant reconfigurations of the geomagnetic field during which energetic particles are injected into the inner magnetosphere close to magnetic midnight. There is currently a need to quantify substorm‐driven energetic electron precipitation (EEP) to better understand its role in radiation belt dynamics and to quantify its impact on the atmosphere. As substorm injections trigger chorus waves, which have strong MLT, AE, and L‐shell dependence, we investigate the dependence of EEP in terms of these variables. We utilize many decades of low Earth orbit satellite observations to examine the typical statistical variability around substorm events identified by the Substorm Onsets and Phases from Indices of the Electrojet (SOPHIE) algorithm. In contrast to trapped flux enhancements, enhanced EEP is found to occur even for the quietest AE range of those considered (AE ≤ 100 nT, 100 nT < AE ≤ 300 nT, AE ≥ 300 nT). The MLT‐dependent analysis for all AE‐ranges shows a well‐defined variation in >30 keV EEP magnitude, with a distinct and deep minimum in the late afternoon sector (15–18 MLT), and maxima in the mid to late morning sector (6–12 MLT). The patterns show similarities to previously published whistler‐mode lower band chorus distributions with MLT. Clusters of substorms reliably produce enhancements in electron precipitation for >30 keV and >300 keV, with steadily increasing peak precipitation magnitudes with increasing AE. The peak precipitation flux L‐shell also moves inwards with increasing AE, in a similar way for the two energy ranges.

The International Space Station (ISS) has two plasma contactors that emit the electron currents needed to balance electron collection by the lattice of bare rods on the solar array masts. During the first months of 2001, these currents exceeded 0.1 A in the auroral oval south of Australia. When subject to orbital vxB•l induced potentials, the mast rods collect substantial currents. The PCU current gave an estimate of plasma density that was often larger than model predictions.

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Properties of the Auroral Zone Ionosphere Inferred Using Plasma Contactor Data From the International Space Station

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