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The Dominant Role of the Electron Isotropy Boundary in Controlling Earth's Outer Radiation Belt Electron Lifetimes

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 3, 16 February 2026.
Abstract Field‐line curvature scattering (FLCS) is believed to be the primary mechanism forming electron isotropy boundaries (IB) and can rapidly scatter relativistic electrons from the outer radiation belt. However, its direct and quantitative impact on controlling outer belt electron lifetimes has never been directly assessed.
Man Hua, Xiaofei Shi, Jacob Bortnik, Anton Artemyev, Vassilis Angelopoulos, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Takefumi Mitani, James L. Burch, Takeshi Takashima, Tomoaki Hori, Ayako Matsuoka, Mariko Teramoto, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Yoshiya Kasahara, Fuminori Tsuchiya, Atsushi Kumamoto, Atsuki Shinbori, Iku Shinohara   +17 more
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Coincident Observations by the Kharkiv IS Radar and Ionosonde, DMSP and Arase (ERG) Satellites, and FLIP Model Simulations: Implications for the NRLMSISE‐00 Hydrogen Density, Plasmasphere, and Ionosphere

Geophysical Research Letters, 2018
This paper reports the results of ionosphere and plasmasphere observations with the Kharkiv incoherent scatter radar and ionosonde, Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, and Arase (ERG) satellites and simulations with field line interhemispheric ...
D. V. Kotov, P. G. Richards, V. Truhlík, O. V. Bogomaz, M. O. Shulha, N. Maruyama, M. Hairston, Y. Miyoshi, Y. Kasahara, A. Kumamoto, F. Tsuchiya, A. Matsuoka, I. Shinohara, M. Hernández‐Pajares, I. F. Domnin, T. G. Zhivolup, L. Ya. Emelyanov, Ya. M. Chepurnyy   +17 more
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Filtering of Magnetosonic Waves by Mesoscale Plasmaspheric Density Interfaces

Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
Magnetosonic waves inside and outside the plasmasphere differ statistically in occurrence rate, frequency, and intensity. How the density interface separates magnetosonic waves inside and outside the plasmasphere remains not fully understood.
Zhiyong Wu, Zhenpeng Su, Huinan Zheng, Yuming Wang   +3 more
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Bursty Precipitation of Relativistic Electrons Unveiled by CIRBE/REPTile‐2 Measurements and Their Physical Implications

AGU Advances, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Energetic electron precipitation plays a pivotal role in shaping Earth's radiation belt dynamics and drives significant physical and chemical changes in the upper atmosphere. However, the detailed mechanisms governing the loss of relativistic electrons have remained unclear, largely due to the limited energy coverage and coarse resolution of ...
Zheng Xiang, Xinlin Li, Daniel N. Baker, Qianli Ma, Yang Mei, Declan O’Brien, Hong Zhao, David Brennan, Theodore Sarris, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Yoshiya Kasahara, Takefumi Mitani, Takeshi Takashima, Michael A. Temerin   +13 more
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Statistical Characteristics of Electron Precipitation During HSS‐ and ICME‐Driven Storms Observed by the EISCAT Radar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract The 1–100 keV electron precipitation during storm time has been studied by applying the updated ELSPEC inversion method to field‐aligned electron density profiles measured by the EISCAT Tromsø radar at L = 6.5. The statistical properties of peak energy, total energy flux, and total number flux as a function of MLT have been studied for the two
N. M. Ellahouny, A. T. Aikio, I. I. Virtanen, H. Vanhamäki, L. Cai, M. N. Pedersen, H. W. Tesfaw   +6 more
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The electron density at the midpoint of the plasmapause

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
The high density plasmasphere in the magnetosphere is often separated from a lower density region outside of the plasmasphere, called the plasmatrough, by a sharp gradient in electron density called the plasmapause.
Richard E. Denton, Phoebe M. Tengdin, Phoebe M. Tengdin, David P. Hartley, Jerry Goldstein, Jinmyoung Lee, Kazue Takahashi   +6 more
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Energetic, relativistic and ultra-relativistic electrons: Comparison of long-term VERB code simulations with Van Allen Probes measurements [PDF]

, 2015
In this study, we compare long-term simulations performed by the Versatile Electron Radiation Belt (VERB) code with observations from the Magnetic Electron Ion Spectrometer and Relativistic Electron-Proton Telescope instruments on the Van Allen Probes ...
Agapitov, Albert, Artemyev, Artemyev, Baker, Baker, Blake, Boyd, Brautigam, Carpenter, Cattell, Cully, Denton, Denton, Glauert, Green, Horne, Kennel, Kim, Kim, Kim, Kim, Li, Li, Mauk, Millan, O'Brien, O'Brien, Orlova, Reeves, Reeves, Reeves, Roederer, Rothwell, Russell, Schulz, Shprits, Shprits, Shprits, Shprits, Shprits, Shprits, Shprits, Shprits, Spence, Stratton, Su, Subbotin, Subbotin, Subbotin, Summers, Thorne, Thorne, Thorne, Tsyganenko, Tu, Tu, Tu, Turner, Ukhorskiy, Usanova, Vampola, Van Allen, Vernov   +63 more
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Global Morphology of Chorus Waves in the Outer Radiation Belt and the Effect of Geomagnetic Activity and fpe ${f}_{pe}$/fce ${f}_{ce}$

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Whistler‐mode chorus waves play a key role in driving radiation belt dynamics by enabling both acceleration of electrons to relativistic energies as well as their loss into the atmosphere via pitch‐angle scattering. The ratio between the electron plasma frequency (fpe ${f}_{pe}$) and the electron gyrofrequency (fce ${f}_{ce}$) significantly ...
K. A. Bunting, N. P. Meredith, J. Bortnik, Q. Ma, R. Matsuura, X.‐C. Shen   +5 more
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The distribution of plasmaspheric hiss wave power with respect to plasmapause location

Geophysical Research Letters, 2016
In this work, Van Allen Probes data are used to derive terrestrial plasmaspheric hiss wave power distributions organized by (1) distance away from the plasmapause and (2) plasmapause distance from Earth.
David M. Malaspina, Allison N. Jaynes, Cory Boulé, Jacob Bortnik, Scott A. Thaller, Robert E. Ergun, Craig A. Kletzing, John R. Wygant   +7 more
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Plasmaspheric electron content

Geofísica Internacional, 1979
A pesar del abundante trabajo realizado sobre el problema del contenido electrónico plasmasférico y sobre flujos relevantes de plasmas fríos, existen solamente pocas determinaciones experimentales directas de estos conceptos.1. Sondeos ionosféricos (ionosondas terrestres y a bordo de satelites, mediciones de radar en experimentos de dispersión ...
openaire   +3 more sources