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Observations of the impenetrable barrier, the plasmapause, and the VLF bubble during the 17 March 2015 storm

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Baker, D. N.; Jaynes, A. N.; Mishin, E. V.; Fennel, J. F.; Li, X.; Henderson, M. G.; Kanekal, S. G.; Foster, John C; Erickson, Philip J; ... Show more Show less
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Abstract
Van Allen Probes observations during the 17 March 2015 major geomagnetic storm strongly suggest that VLF transmitter-induced waves play an important role in sculpting the earthward extent of outer zone MeV electrons. A magnetically confined bubble of very low frequency (VLF) wave emissions of terrestrial, human-produced origin surrounds the Earth. The outer limit of the VLF bubble closely matches the position of an apparent barrier to the inward extent of multi-MeV radiation belt electrons near 2.8 Earth radii. When the VLF transmitter signals extend beyond the eroded plasmapause, electron loss processes set up near the outer extent of the VLF bubble create an earthward limit to the region of local acceleration near L = 2.8 as MeV electrons are scattered into the atmospheric loss cone.
Date issued
2016-06
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109263
Department
Haystack Observatory
Journal
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Publisher
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Citation
Foster, J. C.; Erickson, P. J.; Baker, D. N.; Jaynes, A. N.; Mishin, E. V.; Fennel, J. F.; Li, X.; Henderson, M. G. and Kanekal, S. G.“Observations of the Impenetrable Barrier, the Plasmapause, and the VLF Bubble During the 17 March 2015 Storm.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 121, no. 6 (June 2016): 5537–5548 © 2016 American Geophysical Union
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ISSN
2169-9380
2169-9402

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