Harriet George

Postdoctoral researcher


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Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

University of Colorado Boulder



Phase Space Density Analysis of Outer Radiation Belt Electron Energization and Loss During Geoeffective and Nongeoeffective Sheath Regions


Journal article


M. Kalliokoski, E. Kilpua, A. Osmane, A. Jaynes, D. Turner, H. George, L. Turc, M. Palmroth
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2021

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Kalliokoski, M., Kilpua, E., Osmane, A., Jaynes, A., Turner, D., George, H., … Palmroth, M. (2021). Phase Space Density Analysis of Outer Radiation Belt Electron Energization and Loss During Geoeffective and Nongeoeffective Sheath Regions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics.


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Kalliokoski, M., E. Kilpua, A. Osmane, A. Jaynes, D. Turner, H. George, L. Turc, and M. Palmroth. “Phase Space Density Analysis of Outer Radiation Belt Electron Energization and Loss During Geoeffective and Nongeoeffective Sheath Regions.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics (2021).


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Kalliokoski, M., et al. “Phase Space Density Analysis of Outer Radiation Belt Electron Energization and Loss During Geoeffective and Nongeoeffective Sheath Regions.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2021.


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@article{m2021a,
  title = {Phase Space Density Analysis of Outer Radiation Belt Electron Energization and Loss During Geoeffective and Nongeoeffective Sheath Regions},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics},
  author = {Kalliokoski, M. and Kilpua, E. and Osmane, A. and Jaynes, A. and Turner, D. and George, H. and Turc, L. and Palmroth, M.}
}

Abstract

Coronal mass ejection driven sheath regions are one of the key drivers of drastic outer radiation belt responses. The response can however be significantly different based on the sheath properties and the associated inner magnetospheric wave activity. We performed two case studies on the effects of sheaths on outer belt electrons of various energies using data from the Van Allen Probes. One sheath caused a major geomagnetic disturbance and the other had only a minor impact. We especially investigated the phase space density (PSD) of seed, core, and ultrarelativistic electrons to determine the dominant energization and loss processes taking place during the events. Both sheaths produced substantial variation in the electron fluxes from tens of kiloelectronvolts up to ultrarelativistic energies. The responses were however the opposite: the geoeffective sheath mainly led to enhancement, while the nongeoeffective one caused a depletion throughout most of the outer belt. The case studies highlight that both inward and outward radial transport driven by ultra‐low frequency waves played an important role in both electron energization and loss. Additionally, PSD radial profiles revealed a local peak that indicated significant acceleration to core energies by chorus waves during the geoeffective event. The distinct responses and different mechanisms in action during these events were related to the timing of the peaked solar wind dynamic pressure causing magnetopause compression, and the differing levels of substorm activity. The most remarkable changes in the radiation belt system occurred in key sheath sub‐regions near the shock and the ejecta leading edge.


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