Ground and balloon-based observations of energetic electron precipitation from the ABOVE2 mission
Abstract
The ABOVE2 stratospheric balloon mission was launched in August, 2016 from Saskatchewan, Canada. The two science flights were concurrent with BARREL flights from Sweden. Each of the balloons carried a Very Low Frequency (VLF) radio receiver and an X-ray spectrometer. The balloons were launched over an extensive ground-based array including VLF receivers, riometers and optical instruments. We present the first results from a comparison of the ground-based and airborne data, which together can be used to provide both a large-scale and detailed in-situ picture of energetic electron precipitation.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016AGUFMSM31B2495P
- Keywords:
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- 2716 Energetic particles: precipitating;
- MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICSDE: 2774 Radiation belts;
- MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICSDE: 2778 Ring current;
- MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICSDE: 7867 Wave/particle interactions;
- SPACE PLASMA PHYSICS