Proton auroras during the transitional stage of substorm onset

Proton auroras during the transitional stage of substorm onset

Abstract Optical auroral measurements repeatedly reveal the existence of a transitional stage between a quiescent preexisting arc and its significant auroral expansion in a substorm onset. Such a transitional stage of substorm onset (TSSO) is characterized by a gradual intensification and the emerge...

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Main Authors: Jun Liang, Eric Donovan, Deborah Gillies, Emma Spanswick, Martin Connors
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-08-01
Series:Earth, Planets and Space
Subjects:
Auroral substorm
Transition stage of substorm onset
Proton aurora
Electron aurora
Preexisting auroral arc
Nightside transition region
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40623-018-0899-0

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