Xl. Li et al., ENERGETIC ELECTRON INJECTIONS INTO THE INNER MAGNETOSPHERE DURING THEJAN. 10-11, 1997 MAGNETIC STORM, Geophysical research letters, 25(14), 1998, pp. 2561-2564
At the end of the main phase of the Jan. 10-11, 1997 magnetic storm, a
rapid enhancement of 0.4-1.6 MeV electrons across L = 4.2-6 was measu
red by particle detectors on the Solar, Anomalous, and Magnetospheric
Particle Explorer (SAMPEX) and three Global Positioning System (GPS) s
atellites. This enhancement, over two orders of magnitude at L = 4.2-5
, occurred around 11:00 UT on Jan. 10, when the AE index reached simil
ar to 2000 nT and when a solar wind pressure pulse arrived. Using data
from multiple satellites and ground stations, we determine that the r
apid enhancement of 0.4-1.6 MeV electrons in the magnetosphere at L =
4.2-6 was due to a combination of intense substorm activity during the
early part of the magnetic storm which produced a source population a
nd the following pressure pulse which quickly energized some of these
electrons by moving them into stronger magnetic field.