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Wave energy budget analysis in the Earth\textquoterights radiation belts uncovers a missing energy


AuthorArtemyev, A.V.; Agapitov, O.V.; Mourenas, D.; Krasnoselskikh, V.V.; Mozer, F.S.;
KeywordsAstronomy; Fluids and plasma physics; Physical sciences; Planetary sciences
AbstractWhistler-mode emissions are important electromagnetic waves pervasive in the Earth\textquoterights magnetosphere, where they continuously remove or energize electrons trapped by the geomagnetic field, controlling radiation hazards to satellites and astronauts and the upper-atmosphere ionization or chemical composition. Here, we report an analysis of 10-year Cluster data, statistically evaluating the full wave energy budget in the Earth\textquoterights magnetosphere, revealing that a significant fraction of the energy corresponds to hitherto generally neglected very oblique waves. Such waves, with 10 times smaller magnetic power than parallel waves, typically have similar total energy. Moreover, they carry up to 80\% of the wave energy involved in wave\textendashparticle resonant interactions. It implies that electron heating and precipitation into the atmosphere may have been significantly under/over-valued in past studies considering only conventional quasi-parallel waves. Very oblique waves may turn out to be a crucial agent of energy redistribution in the Earth\textquoterights radiation belts, controlled by solar activity.
Year of Publication2015
JournalNature Communications
Volume6
Number of Pages8143
Section
Date Published05/2015
ISBN
URLhttp://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/ncomms8143
DOI10.1038/ncomms8143