On the fine structure of medium energy electron fluxes in the auroral zone and related effects in the ionospheric D-region

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: J. K. Hargreaves, M. J. Birch, D. S. Evans
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2010
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Kilpisjärvi
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-28-1107-2010; https://doaj.org/article/17dc3085e4104cb0bfd9b309f671281d

This study is based on measurements of trapped and precipitated electrons of energy >30 keV and >100 keV observed by polar orbiting environmental satellites during overpasses of the imaging riometer at Kilpisjärvi, Finland. The satellites are in sun-synchronous orbits of about 850 km altitude,...