Lightning-driven inner radiation belt energy deposition into the atmosphere: implications for ionisation-levels and neutral chemistry

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: C. J. Rodger, C.-F. Enell, E. Turunen, M. A. Clilverd, N. R. Thomson, P. T. Verronen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2007
• Subjects: Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; Sodankylä; Source Peaks
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-25-1745-2007; https://doaj.org/article/7b8939ca0e294a0da13b87c303a70ec9

Lightning-generated whistlers lead to coupling between the troposphere, the Van Allen radiation belts and the lower-ionosphere through Whistler-induced electron precipitation (WEP). Lightning produced whistlers interact with cyclotron resonant radiation belt electrons, leading to pitch-angle scatter...