A diagnosis of the plasma waves responsible for the explosive energy release of substorm onset

N. M. E. Kalmoni; I. J. Rae; C. E. J. Watt; K. R. Murphy; M. Samara; R. G. Michell; G. Grubbs; C. Forsyth

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07086-0

Nature Communications (Nov 2018)

A diagnosis of the plasma waves responsible for the explosive energy release of substorm onset

N. M. E. Kalmoni,
I. J. Rae,
C. E. J. Watt,
K. R. Murphy,
M. Samara,
R. G. Michell,
G. Grubbs,
C. Forsyth

Affiliations

N. M. E. Kalmoni: Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London
I. J. Rae: Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London
C. E. J. Watt: Department of Meteorology, University of Reading
K. R. Murphy: Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland
M. Samara: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
R. G. Michell: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
G. Grubbs: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
C. Forsyth: Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07086-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The origin of geomagnetic substorms is still uncertain due to lack of comprehensive quantitative analyses. Here, the authors construct an observational dispersion relation of auroral forms that correspond to the explosive energy release from substorm onset.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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