Title :
Conjugate studies of whistler-mode waves in the Van Allen radiation belts
Author :
Santolik, O. ; Pickett, J.S. ; Parrot, M. ; Gurnett, D.A. ; Cornilleau-Wehrlin, N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Atmos. Phys., Charles Univ., Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract :
Whistler-mode waves, especially chorus, can influence energetic electrons in the Van Allen radiation belts. These electromagnetic waves propagate over long distances in the magnetosphere. It has been previously shown that chorus can propagate from its equatorial source down to the subauroral ionosphere. We investigate cases where whistler-mode waves were simultaneously measured by the Cluster spacecraft in the magnetosphere and by the low-orbiting Demeter spacecraft. Multicomponent measurements of both these spacecraft missions allow us to investigate the wave-vector directions and Poynting flux. We can therefore show conjugate propagation properties of the waves in two different magnetospheric regions.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; radiation belts; whistlers; Cluster spacecraft; Poynting flux; Van Allen belt energetic electrons; Van Allen radiation belts; chorus propagation; chorus waves; electromagnetic wave propagation; equatorial source; low orbiting Demeter spacecraft; magnetosphere; multicomponent measurements; subauroral ionosphere; wave vector directions; whistler mode waves; Belts; Cities and towns; Magnetic flux; Magnetic properties; Magnetosphere; Physics; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5117-3
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6051079