EISCAT observations of bursts of rapid flow in the high latitude dayside ionosphere

Observations are presented of short-lived, highly structured bursts of rapid plasma flow observed with the EISCAT radar in the high latitude dayside ionosphere. It is shown that the properties of the bursts are consistent with ionospheric perturbations caused by impulsive, localized reconnection at...

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Published in:Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors: Todd, H., Bromage, B. J. I., Cowley, S. W. H., Lockwood, Mike, van Eyken, A. P., Willis, D. M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union 1986
Subjects:
EISCAT
Online Access:https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/38911/
https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/38911/1/22_Toddetal_1986.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1029/GL013i009p00909
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Summary:Observations are presented of short-lived, highly structured bursts of rapid plasma flow observed with the EISCAT radar in the high latitude dayside ionosphere. It is shown that the properties of the bursts are consistent with ionospheric perturbations caused by impulsive, localized reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause, i.e. by flux transfer events.

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