The global statistical response of the outer radiation belt during geomagnetic storms

KR Murphy, CEJ Watt, IR Mann… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Using the total radiation belt electron content calculated from Van Allen Probe phase space
density, the time‐dependent and global response of the outer radiation belt during storms is …

A statistical survey of radiation belt dropouts observed by Van Allen Probes

Z Xiang, W Tu, B Ni, MG Henderson… - Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A statistical analysis on the radiation belt dropouts is performed based on 4 years of electron
phase space density data from the Van Allen Probes. The μ, K, and L* dependence of …

The effects of geomagnetic storms on electrons in Earth's radiation belts

DL Turner, TP O'Brien, JF Fennell… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We use Van Allen Probes data to investigate the responses of tens of keV to 2 MeV
electrons throughout a broad range of the radiation belts (2.5≤ L≤ 6.0) during 52 …

Depleting effects of ICME‐driven sheath regions on the outer electron radiation belt

H Hietala, EKJ Kilpua, DL Turner… - Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We study the effect of interplanetary coronal mass ejection (ICME)‐driven sheath regions on
relativistic outer radiation belt electron fluxes. We employ superposed epoch analysis, and …

Solar wind conditions leading to efficient radiation belt electron acceleration: A superposed epoch analysis

W Li, RM Thorne, J Bortnik, DN Baker… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Determining preferential solar wind conditions leading to efficient radiation belt electron
acceleration is crucial for predicting radiation belt electron dynamics. Using Van Allen …

Dependence of electron flux dropouts in the Earth's outer radiation belt on energy and driving parameters during geomagnetic storms

M Hua, J Bortnik, D Ma - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Using 5‐year of measurements from Van Allen Probes, we present a survey of the statistical
dependence of the Earth's outer radiation belt electron flux dropouts during geomagnetic …

The effect of different solar wind parameters upon significant relativistic electron flux dropouts in the magnetosphere

X Gao, W Li, J Bortnik, RM Thorne, Q Lu… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Superposed epoch analyses were performed on 193 significant relativistic electron flux
dropout events, in order to study the roles of different solar wind parameters in driving the …

Contributions to loss across the magnetopause during an electron dropout event

H George, G Reeves, G Cunningham… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dropout events are dramatic decreases in radiation belt electron populations that can occur
in as little as 30 minutes. Loss to magnetopause due to a combination of magnetopause …

Electron Flux Dropouts at L ∼ 4.2 From Global Positioning System Satellites: Occurrences, Magnitudes, and Main Driving Factors

RJ Boynton, D Mourenas… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Dropouts in electron fluxes at L∼ 4.2 were investigated for a broad range of energies from
120 keV to 10 MeV, using 16 years of electron flux data from Combined X‐ray Dosimeter on …

Global storm time depletion of the outer electron belt

AY Ukhorskiy, MI Sitnov, RM Millan… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The outer radiation belt consists of relativistic (> 0.5 MeV) electrons trapped on closed
trajectories around Earth where the magnetic field is nearly dipolar. During increased …