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Subauroral ion drift

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70:, at subauroral latitudes, typically in the local time sector between 18:00 hours and 22:00 hours. They can occur individually, or as multiple events. SAIDs are characterised by a reduced density of ions, a strong westward flow, and an increased temperature. They can last between 30 minutes and 3 hours. The exact characteristics of SAID events appear to have 172:
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Although studied for decades, prior to the formal discovery of STEVE, SAIDs had never been associated with an optical emission. STEVE was associated with a particularly extreme SAID, with a velocity over twice the norm and 100
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Galperin, Y. I.; Ponomarov, Y. N.; Zosinova, A. G. (1973). "Direct measurements of ion drift velocity in the upper ionosphere during a magnetic storm".
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discovery paper suggested the first link between this optical emission’s occurrence and that of an extremely fast and hot SAID event.
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Spiro, R. W.; Heelis, R. A.; Hanson, W. B. (August 1979). "Rapid subauroral ion drifts observed by Atmosphere Explorer C".
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Anderson, P. C.; Heelis, R. A.; Hanson, W. B. (1991). "The ionospheric signatures of rapid subauroral ion drifts".
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hotter. STEVE has presented a new way for scientists, including
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atmospheric
substorms
magnetosphere
latitudinally
MLAT
ions
ionosphere
optical emission
STEVE
auroral zone
solar cycle
seasonal
K
citizen scientists


Bibcode
1979GeoRL...6..657S
doi
10.1029/GL006i008p00657
Bibcode
1973KosIs..11..273G
"New science in plain sight: Citizen scientists lead to the discovery of optical structure in the upper atmosphere"
Bibcode
2018SciA....4...30M
doi
10.1126/sciadv.aaq0030
PMC
5851661
PMID

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