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Sensitivity of Bounce‐Averaged Diffusion Coefficients to the Latitudinal Variability of Lightning Generated Whistlers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract The development of statistical wave models that include the underlying variability of the wave distributions is an important next step toward more accurate radiation belt models. Lightning‐generated whistlers (LGW) are an important wave mode in the plasmasphere; previous time‐averaged diffusion coefficients have used assumptions about the wave
Alexander D. Shane, Robert A. Marshall, Qianli Ma   +2 more
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Long Lifetime Hiss Rays in the Disturbed Plasmasphere

Geophysical Research Letters
Plasmaspheric hiss waves are important to shape the Earth’s electron radiation belt. These waves are commonly envisioned to have a long lifetime which allows them to permeate the global plasmasphere from a spatially restricted source.
Zhiyong Wu, Zhenpeng Su, Huinan Zheng, Yuming Wang, Yoshizumi Miyoshi, Iku Shinohara, Ayako Matsuoka, Yoshiya Kasahara, Fuminori Tsuchiya, Atsushi Kumamoto, Shoya Matsuda, Yasumasa Kasaba, Mariko Teramoto, Tomoaki Hori   +13 more
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Ray Tracing Method in a General Non‐Dipole Magnetic Field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract We present a new general mathematical formulation of the Eikonal equations for ray tracing, which can use any internal magnetic field model. The analytical and tractable expressions are conveniently based on a vector formalism, which is independent of any coordinate system.
P.‐L. Blelly, J.‐F. Ripoll, A. Dubois, R. B. Horne, A. Marchaudon   +4 more
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The Species‐ and Energy‐Dependent Effects of EMIC Waves on Ring Current Ions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Wave‐particle interactions are a major mechanism responsible for dissipating energy and redistributing particles within geospace. This study investigates the effects of electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves on ring current ions. We present a case study of the effects of EMIC waves on the ring current during the 15 August 2015 geomagnetic storm ...
Cristian P. Ferradas, Suk‐Bin Kang, Mei‐Ching Fok, Gonzalo Cucho‐Padin, Maria Usanova, Bhanu Remya   +5 more
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Frequency‐Drifting Plasmaspheric Hiss: A Statistical Study From the Van Allen Probes Data

Geophysical Research Letters
Plasmaspheric hiss, a whistler‐mode emission confined in the high‐density plasmasphere, is of great interest to the space community attributed to its important role in inner magnetospheric dynamics.
Siyang Yi, Nigang Liu, Yi Xie, Zhaoguo He, Jiang Yu, Jun Cui   +5 more
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Distinct Formation and Evolution Characteristics of Outer Radiation Belt Electron Butterfly Pitch Angle Distributions Observed by Van Allen Probes

Geophysical Research Letters, 2020
Using Van Allen Probes pitch angle‐resolved electron flux data, we report intriguing events of electron butterfly pitch angle distributions (PADs) at L > ~5.5 on the nightside with distinct durations, i.e., about 9 hr for the 28–29 April 2013 event and ...
Binbin Ni, Ling Yan, Song Fu, Xudong Gu, Xing Cao, Zheng Xiang, Yuannong Zhang   +6 more
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Plasmaspheric High‐Frequency Whistlers as a Candidate Cause of Shock Aurora at Earth

Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
Auroral brightening driven by interplanetary shocks on Earth's closed magnetic field lines is commonly attributed to the 0.1–10 keV electron precipitations by electron cyclotron harmonic waves and whistler‐mode chorus waves in the low‐density region.
Nigang Liu, Zhenpeng Su, Yuyue Jin, Zhaoguo He, Jiang Yu, Kun Li, Zuzheng Chen, Jun Cui   +7 more
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Self‐Limiting of Artificial Electron Radiation Belts: Evidence From the Starfish Prime High‐Altitude Nuclear Explosion

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract The 1962 Starfish Prime high‐altitude 1.4‐megaton nuclear detonation injected large amounts of fission‐produced energetic electrons into the inner magnetosphere (L = 1.12), creating an intense artificial radiation belt that persisted for years. In this study, we revisit historical data from this unprecedented event to investigate the potential
L. Olifer, I. R. Mann
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Origins of plasmaspheric hiss

, 2006
Plasmaspheric hiss is an electromagnetic wave emission responsible for electron loss from the radiation belts, particularly in the slot region (2 2 kHz, increase with flash rate, are stronger on the nightside, and peak during the boreal summer. The wave
Anderson, Roger R., Clilverd, Mark A., Thorne, Richard M., Meredith, Nigel P., Horne, Richard B., Horsfall, David   +5 more
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Dependence of Plasmaspheric Hiss Power on ωpe/Ωce

Geophysical Research Letters
Plasmaspheric hiss waves play a key role in scattering energetic electrons and are often modeled in the inner magnetosphere using empirical hiss power maps parameterized by L shell.
Mingyue Lu, Hui Zhu, Yingying Zhao, Huicong Chen, Zhijie Qin, Zhenghao She   +5 more
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