Thermospheric Neutral Winds as the Cause of Drift Shell Distortion in Earth’s Inner Radiation Belt

Thermospheric Neutral Winds as the Cause of Drift Shell Distortion in Earth’s Inner Radiation Belt

Recent analysis of energetic electron measurements from the Magnetic Electron Ion Spectrometer instruments onboard the Van Allen Probes showed a local time variation of the equatorial electron intensity in the Earth’s inner radiation belt. The local time asymmetry was interpreted as evidence of drif...

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Main Authors: Solène Lejosne, Mariangel Fedrizzi, Naomi Maruyama, Richard S. Selesnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
Earth’s inner radiation belt
thermospheric neutral winds
ionospheric wind dynamo
electric fields
radial transport
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2021.725800/full

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