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Article Dans Une Revue Geophysical Research Letters Année : 2012

Magnetospheric line radiation event observed simultaneously on board Cluster 1, Cluster 2 and DEMETER spacecraft

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[1] We present a case study of a magnetospheric line radiation (MLR) event observed simultaneously by Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 during a perigee passage at a radial distance of about 4 R E and, at the same time, by the low-orbiting DEMETER satellite. This unique constellation enables us to analyze spatiotemporal variability of the phenomenon. Although the Cluster spacecraft are separated by as much as 0.7 L-shells, the observed wave pattern is the same on both. The analysis of B to E ratios indicates a quasiparallel propagation, which suggests that the waves cross the geo-magnetic equator over a significant range of L-shells, at least 3.9–4.6. Simultaneous observations by the DEMETER satellite separated by about 1.8 hours in MLT from the Cluster spacecraft indicate a significant azimuthal extent of the source. The obtained results show that during the MLR event the same wave pattern is observed over a significant portion of the inner magnetosphere. Citation: Němec, F., O. Santolík, M. Parrot, and J. S. Pickett (2012), Magnetospheric line radiation event observed simultaneously on board Cluster 1, Cluster 2 and DEMETER spacecraft, Geophys.
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insu-01179811 , version 1 (23-07-2015)

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F Němec, O Santolík, Michel Parrot, J.S. Pickett. Magnetospheric line radiation event observed simultaneously on board Cluster 1, Cluster 2 and DEMETER spacecraft. Geophysical Research Letters, 2012, 39, L18103 (5 p.). ⟨10.1029/2012GL053132⟩. ⟨insu-01179811⟩
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