GUVI

Global UltraViolet Imager

Diffuse and Pulsating Aurora

Abstract
<p class="rtejustify">This chapter reviews fundamental properties and recent advances of diffuse and pulsating aurora. Diffuse and pulsating aurora often occurs on closed field lines and involves energetic electron precipitation by wave-particle interaction. After summarizing the definition, large-scale morphology, types of pulsation, and driving processes, we review observation techniques, occurrence, duration, altitude, evolution, small-scale structures, fast modulation, relation to high-energy precipitation, the role of ECH waves, reflected and secondary electrons, ionosphere dynamics, and simulation of wave-particle interaction. Finally we discuss open questions of diffuse and pulsating aurora.</p>
Year of Publication
2020
Journal
Space Science Reviews
Volume
216
Date Published
01/2020
ISSN Number
0038-6308
URL
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-019-0629-3
DOI
10.1007/s11214-019-0629-3