Magnetospheric Physics

Introduction to the special section on Chorus: Chorus and its role in space weather

  1. Bruce T. Tsurutani1,2,
  2. Richard B. Horne3,
  3. Jolene S. Pickett4,
  4. Ondrej Santolik5,6,
  5. David Schriver7,
  6. Olga P. Verkhoglyadova1,8

Article first published online: 2 SEP 2010

DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015870

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Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics (1978–2012)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics (1978–2012)

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Tsurutani, B. T., R. B. Horne, J. S. Pickett, O. Santolik, D. Schriver, and O. P. Verkhoglyadova (2010), Introduction to the special section on Chorus: Chorus and its role in space weather, J. Geophys. Res., 115, A00F01, doi:10.1029/2010JA015870.

Author Information

  1. 1

    Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, USA

  2. 2

    Institut für Geophysik und Extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany

  3. 3

    British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK

  4. 4

    Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

  5. 5

    Department of Space Physics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Prague, Czech Republic

  6. 6

    Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

  7. 7

    Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

  8. 8

    CSPAR, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 SEP 2010
  2. Article first published online: 2 SEP 2010
  3. Manuscript Received: 30 JUN 2010
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 30 JUN 2010

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Keywords:

  • chorus;
  • relativistic electrons;
  • space weather;
  • magnetospheric physics

[1] Chorus, a naturally occurring magnetospheric electromagnetic wave, is believed to be the result of a long chain of physical processes starting with supergranular circulation at the sun. The interaction of chorus with energetic electrons produces ∼ MeV “killer” electrons that can disable Earth orbiting spacecraft.

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