Baker, D. N. and Stone, E. C.
(1977)
The relationship of energy flow at the magnetopause to geomagnetic activity.
Geophysical Research Letters, 4
(10).
pp. 395-398.
ISSN 0094-8276.
doi:10.1029/GL004i010p00395.
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Abstract
Properties of the energetic electron (E ≳ 200 keV) magnetopause layer along the distant magnetotail have been studied with Caltech instrumentation aboard IMP-8 for approximately 60 spacecraft orbits. The cross-sectional area of the layer appears to increase by a factor of ∼ 5 with increasing geomagnetic activity, and the average unidirectional electron flux within the layer increases by a factor of ∼ 4. The energy carried by electrons ≳ 200 keV ranges from ∼ 10^(14) ergs sec^(−1) to ∼ 10^(15) ergs sec^(−1). Extrapolation to include all electrons > 1 keV suggests total energy flow ranging from ∼ 3×10^(15) ergs sec^(−1) at quiet times to ∼ 5×10^(18) ergs sec^(−1) at magnetically disturbed times.
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| Additional Information: | © 1977 by the American Geophysical Union.
Manuscript Accepted: 11 Aug 1977.
Manuscript Received: 29 Jul 1977. This work was supported in part by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
under contract NAS5-11066 and Grant NGR0 5-002-160. |
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| Group: | Space Radiation Laboratory |
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| NASA | NAS5-11066 | | NASA | NGR 05-002-160 |
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| Space Radiation Laboratory | 1977-04 |
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| Issue or Number: | 10 |
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| DOI: | 10.1029/GL004i010p00395 |
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| Deposited On: | 04 Feb 2014 23:05 |
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