Magnetospheric electrons.Aspects of convection dominated electrons in the auroral zone are considered, giving attention to the plasma sheet as the source of auroral electrons, the convection electron spatial distribution, the observed electron spatial distribution, and the coupling of convection and precipitation. Questions regarding geomagnetically trapped electrons are also investigated, taking into account the source of Van Allen electrons, the inward radial diffuse transport, the spatial structure of Van Allen electrons, electron slot formation, and the rapid loss of outer zone MeV electrons.
Document ID
19730049556
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Collected Works
Authors
Coroniti, F. V.
Thorne, R. M. (California, University Los Angeles, Calif., United States)