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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
Volume 122, Issue 10, Pages 9952-9968Publisher
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1002/2017JA024407
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41004075, 41331068, 41204120, 41474141, 41674163]
- Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation [ZR2014DM003]
- Hubei Province Natural Science Excellent Youth Foundation [2016CFA044]
- Specialized Research Fund for State Key Laboratories
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Using the electron phase space density (PSD) data measured by Van Allen Probe A from January 2013 to April 2015, we investigate the effects of magnetospheric processes on relativistic electron dynamics in the Earth's outer radiation belt during 50 geomagnetic storms. A statistical study shows that the maximum electron PSDs for various mu (mu = 630, 1096, 2290, and 3311 MeV/G) at L*similar to 4.0 after the storm peak have good correlations with storm intensity (cc similar to 0.70). This suggests that the occurrence and magnitude of geomagnetic storms are necessary for relativistic electron enhancements at the inner edge of the outer radiation belt (L* = 4.0). For moderate or weak storm events (SYM-H-min > similar to-100 nT) with weak substorm activity (AE(max) < 800 nT) and strong storm events (SYM-Hmin = similar to-100 nT) with intense substorms (AE(max) >= 800 nT) during the recovery phase, the maximum electron PSDs for various mu at different L* values (L* = 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0) are well correlated with storm intensity (cc > 0.77). For storm events with intense substorms after the storm peak, relativistic electron enhancements at L* = 4.5 and 5.0 are observed. This shows that intense substorms during the storm recovery phase are crucial to relativistic electron enhancements in the heart of the outer radiation belt. Our statistics study suggests that magnetospheric processes during geomagnetic storms have a significant effect on relativistic electron dynamics.
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