Localized mesospheric ozone destruction corresponding to isolated proton aurora coming from Earth’s radiation belt

Abstract Relativistic electron precipitation (REP) from the Earth’s radiation belt plays an important role in mesospheric ozone loss as a connection between space weather and the climate system. However, the rapid (tens of minutes) destruction of mesospheric ozone directly caused by REP has remained...

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Main Authors: Mitsunori Ozaki, Kazuo Shiokawa, Ryuho Kataoka, Martin Mlynczak, Larry Paxton, Martin Connors, Satoshi Yagitani, Shion Hashimoto, Yuichi Otsuka, Satoshi Nakahira, Ian Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20548-2