Current systems in the Earth's magnetosphere

NY Ganushkina, MW Liemohn… - Reviews of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The basic structure and dynamics of the primary electric current systems in the Earth's
magnetosphere are presented and discussed. In geophysics, the word current is used to …

Space weather effects produced by the ring current particles

N Ganushkina, A Jaynes, M Liemohn - Space Science Reviews, 2017 - Springer
One of the definitions of space weather describes it as the time-varying space environment
that may be hazardous to technological systems in space and/or on the ground and/or …

The composition of plasma inside geostationary orbit based on Van Allen Probes observations

C Yue, J Bortnik, W Li, Q Ma… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The composition of the inner magnetosphere is of great importance for determining the
plasma pressure and thus the currents and magnetic field configuration. In this study, we …

Origin of dawnside subauroral polarization streams during major geomagnetic storms

D Lin, W Wang, VG Merkin, C Huang… - AGU …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar eruptions cause geomagnetic storms in the near‐Earth environment, creating
spectacular aurorae visible to the human eye and invisible dynamic changes permeating all …

Comparison of ring current proton losses between contributions from scattering by field line curvature and EMIC waves

X Cao, B Ni, Y Yu, L Ma, P Lu… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although both the field line curvature (FLC) and electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves
are recognized to contribute importantly to the loss of energetic protons in the Earth's ring …

Ring current electron dynamics during geomagnetic storms based on the Van Allen Probes measurements

H Zhao, X Li, DN Baker… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Based on comprehensive measurements from Helium, Oxygen, Proton, and Electron Mass
Spectrometer Ion Spectrometer, Relativistic Electron‐Proton Telescope, and Radiation Belt …

Oxygen ion dynamics in the Earth's ring current: Van Allen Probes observations

C Yue, J Bortnik, W Li, Q Ma, CP Wang… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen (O+) enhancements in the inner magnetosphere are often observed during
geomagnetically active times, such as geomagnetic storms. In this study, we quantitatively …

Sensitivity of EMIC wave‐driven scattering loss of ring current protons to wave normal angle distribution

X Cao, B Ni, D Summers, YY Shprits… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves have long been recognized to play a crucial role in the
dynamic loss of ring current protons. While the field‐aligned propagation approximation of …

Statistical Analysis of the Differential Deep Penetration of Energetic Electrons and Protons into the Low L Region (L < 4)

H Zhao, ST Califf, R Goyal, X Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Deep penetration of energetic electrons (10s–100s of keV) to low L‐shells (L< 4), as an
important source of inner belt electrons, is commonly observed during geomagnetically …

Storm time dynamics of ring current protons: Implications for the long‐term energy budget in the inner magnetosphere

M Gkioulidou, AY Ukhorskiy, DG Mitchell… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Our investigation of the long‐term ring current proton pressure evolution in Earth's inner
magnetosphere based on Van Allen Probes data shows drastically different behavior of the …