Evidence of Microbursts Observed Near the Equatorial Plane in the Outer Van Allen Radiation Belt

Abstract We present the first evidence of electron microbursts observed near the equatorial plane in Earth's outer radiation belt. We observed the microbursts on 31 March 2017 with the Magnetic Electron Ion Spectrometer and Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment on the Van Allen...

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Published in:	Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors:	Mykhaylo Shumko, Drew L. Turner, T. P. O'Brien, Seth G. Claudepierre, John Sample, D. P. Hartley, Joseph Fennel, J. Bernard Blake, Matina Gkioulidou, Donald G. Mitchell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2018-08-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078451