EISCAT observations of plasma patches at sub-auroral cusp latitudes

• Published in: Annales Geophysicae
• Main Authors: Moen, J., Carlson, H. C., Oksavik, K., Nielsen, C. P., Pryse, S. E., Middleton, H. R., McCrea, I. W., Gallop, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2006
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Svalbard; Birkeland; EISCAT
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-24-2363-2006; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00033066; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00033020/angeo-24-2363-2006.pdf; https://angeo.copernicus.org/articles/24/2363/2006/angeo-24-2363-2006.pdf

A sequence of 3 patches of high-density (1012 m−3) cold plasma on a horizontal scale-size of 300–700 km was observed near magnetic noon by the EISCAT VHF radar above Svalbard on 17 December 2001. The patches followed a trajectory towards the cusp inflow region. The combination of radar and all-sky o...