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Red Line Diffuse‐Like Aurora Driven by Time Domain Structures Associated With Braking Magnetotail Flow Bursts
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Journal Article
Red Line Diffuse‐Like Aurora Driven by Time Domain Structures Associated With Braking Magnetotail Flow Bursts
2024
Overview
Magnetotail earthward‐propagating fast plasma flows provide important pathways for magnetosphere‐ionosphere coupling. This study reexamines a flow‐related red‐line diffuse‐like aurora event previously reported by Liang et al. (2011, https://doi.org/10.1029/2010ja015867), utilizing THEMIS and ground‐based auroral observations from Poker Flat. We find that time domain structures (TDSs) within the flow bursts efficiently drive electron precipitation below a few keV, aligning with predominantly red‐line auroral intensifications in this non‐substorm event. The diffuse‐like auroras sometimes coexisted with or potentially evolved from discrete forms. We forward model red‐line diffuse auroras due to TDS‐driven precipitation, employing the time‐dependent TREx‐ATM auroral transport code. The good correlation (∼0.77) between our modeled and observed red line emissions underscores that TDSs are a primary driver of the red‐line diffuse‐like auroras, though whistler‐mode wave contributions are needed to fully explain the most intense red‐line emissions. Plain Language Summary Fast plasma flows in the magnetotail, traveling earthward at several hundred kilometers per second, transport energetic particles and magnetic flux into the inner magnetosphere. Upon braking near Earth's high magnetic flux regions, they trigger plasma instabilities and waves, leading to increased electric currents and particle precipitation in the polar regions. This precipitation, depending on its driver, results in either diffuse auroras from electron pitch‐angle scattering, or discrete auroras from field‐aligned electron acceleration and currents. Our case study highlights the important role of time‐domain structures in diffuse‐like aurora generation during flow braking. This reveals a new aspect of magnetosphere‐ionosphere coupling: the generation of diffuse auroras through electron scattering by time‐domain structures in braking flow bursts. Key Points Predominantly red‐line auroras are linked to flow bursts, TDSs, and <1 keV electron precipitation For the first time, red‐line diffuse‐like auroras have been forward‐modeled using TREx‐ATM with time domain structure (TDS) inputs A good correlation between forward‐modeled and observed red‐line emissions suggests that TDSs are a major driver
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc,Wiley
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