Energetic electron precipitation and the NO abundance in the upper atmosphere: A direct comparison during a geomagnetic storm

Abstract. The arrival of an interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME) triggered a sudden storm commencement (SSC) at ~09:22 UT on the 7 January 2005. The ICME followed a quiet period in the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). We present global scale observations of energetic electron precipitation during the moderate geomagnetic storm driven by the ICME. Energetic electron precipitation is inferred from increases in cosmic noise absorption (CNA) recorded by stations in the Global Riometer Array (GLORIA). No evidence of CNA was observed during the first four hours of passage of the ICME or following the sudden commencement (SC) of the storm. This is consistent with the findings of Osepian and Kirkwood (2004) that SCs will only trigger precipitation during periods of geomagnetic activity or when the magnetic perturbation in the magnetosphere is substantial. CNA was only observed following enhanced coupling between the IMF and the magnetosphere, resulting from southward oriented IMF. Precipitation was observed due to substorm activity, as a result of the initial injection and particles drifting from the injection region. During the recovery phase of the storm, when substorm activity diminished, precipitation due to density driven increases in the solar wind dynamic pressure (Pdyn) were identified. A number of increases in Pdyn were shown to drive sudden impulses (SIs) in the geomagnetic field. While many of these SIs appear coincident with CNA, SIs without CNA were also observed. During this period, the threshold of geomagnetic activity required for SC driven precipitation was exceeded. This implies that solar wind density driven SIs occurring during storm recovery can drive a different response in particle precipitation to typical SCs.

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Energetic electron precipitation in Jupiter's upper atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ◽

10.1029/92je01894 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 97 (E11) ◽

pp. 18245 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

R. P. Singhal ◽

S. C. Chakravarty ◽

A. Bhardwaj ◽

B. Prasad

Keyword(s):

Energetic Electron ◽

Upper Atmosphere ◽

Electron Precipitation

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Fluctuation of Lower Ionosphere Associated with Energetic Electron Precipitations during a Substorm

Atmosphere ◽

10.3390/atmos12050573 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 573

Author(s):

Tongxing Fu ◽

Zhixu Wu ◽

Peng Hu ◽

Xin Zhang

Keyword(s):

Radio Wave ◽

Current Sheet ◽

Geomagnetic Storm ◽

Particle Interaction ◽

Energetic Electron ◽

Lower Ionosphere ◽

Electron Precipitation ◽

Electron Interaction ◽

Energetic Electrons ◽

Tail Current

In this paper, using the combined observations of the NOAA 16, LANL-01A, IMAGE satellites, VLF radio wave, and ground-based riometers, we study the fluctuation of lower ionosphere-associated precipitating energetic electrons during a geomagnetic storm on 8 November 2004. Associated with the substorm dispersion injection observed by the LANL-01A satellite, the riometers observed obvious enhancements of ionospheric absorption within the electron isotropic zone, which they attributed to the tail current sheet scattering (TCS) mechanism. Through observations of the NOAA 16 satellite, we found a sharp enhancement of the precipitating electron flux within the anisotropic zone, which entailed an obvious separation of energetic electron precipitation at high latitudes. This energetic electron precipitation within the anisotropic zone leads to the significant enhancement of electron density in the D region, thus resulting in the variations of VLF radio wave amplitudes, which propagate in the middle latitudes. Since the projection of the electron precipitation region within the anisotropic zone is at the inner edge of the plasmapause observed by the IMAGE EUV, the precipitation of energetic electrons should be attributed to the ELF hiss-ring current electron interaction. As a result, the energetic electron precipitations due to the tail current sheet scattering mechanism and wave-particle interaction in the inner magnetosphere were both observed and analyzed as they were associated with a substorm during a geomagnetic storm.

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Impact of Energetic Electron Precipitation on the Upper Atmosphere: Nitric Monoxide

The Open Atmospheric Science Journal ◽

10.2174/1874282301711010088 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 88-104 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Vialatte ◽

M. Barthélemy ◽

J. Lilensten

Keyword(s):

Nitric Oxide ◽

Solar Activity ◽

Energetic Electron ◽

Auroral Zone ◽

Upper Atmosphere ◽

Electron Precipitation ◽

No Production ◽

Neutral Atmosphere ◽

Heating Rates ◽

Production Rates

Background:Nitric oxide concentration in the upper atmosphere is known to be highly dependent on the solar activity. It can be transported to the stratosphere by the atmospheric circulation. In the stratosphere it is responsible for the destruction of ozone and consequently stratospheric heating rates are affected. This is one of the mechanisms by which solar variability has been suspected to drive variability in the energetic budget of the Earth climate. Therefore, it is essential to know every physical and chemical processes leading to the production or to a destruction of nitric oxide.Aim:The aim of this work is to calculate the production rate of NO+and some of the NO electronic states created by electron impact on NO at night in the auroral zone using an electron transport code.Conclusion:We study this variability under different precipitation conditions and taking into account the variability of the neutral atmosphere with the geomagnetic and solar activity. We find that the energetic electron precipitation has a very small effect on the absolute value of the NO+and NO* production rates. In order to help further research to consider the effect of NO+and NO*, we provide a table of all the production rates in a medium solar and geomagnetic activity case.

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Strong localized variations of the low-altitude energetic electron fluxes in the evening sector near the plasmapause

Annales Geophysicae ◽

10.1007/s00585-997-0025-2 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 25-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

E. E. Titova ◽

T. A. Yahnina ◽

A. G. Yahnin ◽

B. B. Gvozdevsky ◽

A. A. Lyubchich ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sharp Increase ◽

Electron Flux ◽

Particle Interaction ◽

Energetic Electron ◽

Recovery Phase ◽

Electron Precipitation ◽

Statistical Characteristics ◽

Evening Sector ◽

Proton Precipitation ◽

Low Altitude

Abstract. Specific type of energetic electron precipitation accompanied by a sharp increase in trapped energetic electron flux are found in the data obtained from low-altitude NOAA satellites. These strongly localized variations of the trapped and precipitated energetic electron flux have been observed in the evening sector near the plasmapause during recovery phase of magnetic storms. Statistical characteristics of these structures as well as the results of comparison with proton precipitation are described. We demonstrate the spatial coincidence of localized electron precipitation with cold plasma gradient and whistler wave intensification measured on board the DE-1 and Aureol-3 satellites. A simultaneous localized sharp increase in both trapped and precipitating electron flux could be a result of significant pitch-angle isotropization of drifting electrons due to their interaction via cyclotron instability with the region of sharp increase in background plasma density.Key words. Ionosphere (particle precipitation; wave-particle interaction) Magnetospheric Physics (plasmasphere)

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