[en] The FUV instrument on the IMAGE (Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration) satellite monitors the aurora in three different spectral regions. The Wideband Imaging Camera (WIC) observes the molecular N_2 LBH and the atomic NI emissions at 140-180 nm. The two channels of the Spectrographic Imager (SI) observe the Doppler shifted Lyman-α emission at 121.8 nm due to precipitating protons (SI12) and the electron auroral emission of OI at 135.6 nm (SI13). Three simultaneous snapshots are recorded each 2 minutes. In this study, the FUV instrument allows a global viewing of the aurora with a high temporal resolution both in proton and electron. It is used to study the shock aurora resulting from the disturbance caused by the arrival of a coronal mass ejection on the front of the magnetosphere. A comparison between electron and proton injection features at global scale is performed for different isolated events with positive and negative interplanetary B_z. A correlation with IMF and solar wind parameters is presented as well as a description of the magnetosphere morphology given by the Tsyganenko model in the shock aurora period.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Meurant, M.
Gérard, Jean-Claude ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Hubert, Benoît ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Coumans, Valérie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
This website uses cookies to improve user experience. Read more
Save & Close
Accept all
Decline all
Show detailsHide details
Cookie declaration
About cookies
Strictly necessary
Performance
Strictly necessary cookies allow core website functionality such as user login and account management. The website cannot be used properly without strictly necessary cookies.
This cookie is used by Cookie-Script.com service to remember visitor cookie consent preferences. It is necessary for Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly.
Performance cookies are used to see how visitors use the website, eg. analytics cookies. Those cookies cannot be used to directly identify a certain visitor.
Used to store the attribution information, the referrer initially used to visit the website
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. Websites use cookies to help users navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. Cookies that are required for the website to operate properly are allowed to be set without your permission. All other cookies need to be approved before they can be set in the browser.
You can change your consent to cookie usage at any time on our Privacy Policy page.